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Pre-open moversUS stock futures rose in early pre-market trading, ahead of existing-home sales data. Data on existing home sales for January will be released at 10:00 a.m. ET. Futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average surged 32 points to 16,132.00, while the Standard & Poor's 500 index futures rose 3.50 points to 1,839.70. Futures for the Nasdaq 100 index gained 6.25 points to 3,677.75.

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A Peek Into Global Markets European markets were mixed today, with the Spanish Ibex Index falling 0.29%, London's FTSE 100 index gaining 0.19% and STOXX Europe 600 Index rising 0.22%. German DAX 30 index fell 0.01% and French CAC 40 Index surged 0.32%.Asian markets ended mostly higher today. Japan's Nikkei Stock Average surged 2.88%, Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index rose 0.78%, China's Shanghai Composite Index declined 1.17% and India's BSE Sensex gained 0.8%.Broker Recommendation

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