On Tuesday, November 28th, the U.S. stock markets closed higher, driven by mixed signals from Federal Reserve officials and buoyant consumer data.

Economic data revealed that the Conference Board's consumer confidence index climbed to 102 in November, up from 99.1 in October. The S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller 20-city home price index also saw a year-over-year increase of 3.9% in September.

The Commerce Department is set to release its second estimate of Q3 GDP later this week, along with the comprehensive PCE report, which will detail income, spending, and inflation.

In the S&P 500, eight of the eleven major sectors finished higher, with consumer discretionary shares leading the gains, while the healthcare sector faced the largest percentage loss.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.24% to 35,416.98, the S&P 500 gained 0.10% to 4,554.89, and the Nasdaq Composite increased by 0.29%, ending the session at 14,281.76.

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Eurozone at 06:45 AM ET

• The European STOXX 600 index was up 0.51%.
• Germany's DAX gained 0.88%.
• France's CAC increased by 0.40%.
• The UK's FTSE 100 traded 0.12% lower.

Commodities at 06:45 AM ET

• Crude Oil WTI was trading 1.30% higher at $77.39/bbl, while Brent was up 1.12% at $82.38/bbl.
• Natural Gas declined by 1.87% to $2.784.
• Gold was trading slightly higher, up 0.02% at $2,040.15, Silver gained 0.11% to $24.962, and Copper climbed 0.20% to $3.8472.

US Futures at 06:45 AM ET

• Dow futures were up by 0.32%.
• S&P 500 futures gained 0.41%.
• Nasdaq 100 Futures climbed by 0.54%.

Forex at 06:45 AM ET

• The U.S. Dollar Index was up by 0.15% at 102.89.
• USD/JPY gained 0.15% to 147.72.
• AUD/USD increased by 0.49% to 1.5111.