Stock Futures Edge Up Ahead of Trade Data

European stocks advanced Tuesday for a two-day run of gains. The Stoxx Europe 600 climbed 0.2% in morning trade. Financials and consumer discretionary sectors led gains while information technology and utilities sectors lost ground.

Electricité de France declined 3.8% and Ocado Group fell 7.9%.

The U.K.’s FTSE 100 rose 0.4%. Other stock indexes in Europe also mostly climbed as France’s CAC 40 added 0.1%, the U.K.’s FTSE 250 rose 0.1% and Germany’s DAX gained 0.1%.

The Swiss franc and the euro dropped 0.1% and 0.5% respectively against the U.S. dollar. Meanwhile, the British pound was flat against the dollar, with 1 pound buying $1.35.

In commodities, international benchmark Brent crude slipped 0.9% to $91.85 a barrel. Gold also slipped 0.1% to $1,819.30 a troy ounce.

The yield on German 10-year bunds was up to 0.231% and 10-year U.K. government debt known as gilts yields strengthened to 1.430%. The 10-year U.S. Treasury yield rose to 1.948% from 1.915% on Monday. Yields move inversely to bond prices.

Stocks in Asia were mixed as Japan’s Nikkei 225 index climbed 0.1% and China’s benchmark Shanghai Composite added 0.7% after falling as much as 1.1% earlier, whereas Hong Kong’s Hang Seng shed 0.9%.

—An artificial-intelligence tool was used in creating this article.