After U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick estimated on Monday that a trade agreement with India would be signed “in the near future.” European stock markets are expected to open slightly higher on Tuesday.

The pharmaceutical group Sanofi announced on Tuesday that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the American health authority, had granted orphan drug designation to rilzabrutinib for the treatment of sickle cell anemia, a rare disease.

Around 7:45 a.m., the CAC 40 futures contract was up 0.1%, according to data from broker IG.

As traders await new, more positive business developments after a renewed surge in tensions, stock futures rose on Tuesday morning. At around 7:45am, the DAX 40 futures contract in Frankfurt gained 0.2%, while the FTSE 100 in London rose by 0.1%, according to data from broker IG

US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick estimated on Monday that a trade agreement between the United States and India would be signed “in the near future.” Some investors want to see this as a sign of a future de-escalation in the trade war between the United States and the rest of the world

According to Anthony Saglimbene, chief market strategist at Ameriprise, investors don't really know where these tariffs are going, or what the White House's strategy is for the future.” The New York Stock Exchange erased its losses at the start of trading on Monday, overcoming renewed tensions between the United States and China and the announcement of an increase in American tariffs on steel and aluminum. The Dow Jones index posted a third consecutive session in the green, rising 0.1% to 42,305.48 points. The S&P 500 rose 0.4% to 5,935.94 points, and the Nasdaq Composite gained 0.7% to 19,242.61 points

On the American business side, CrossStrike is due to publish its quarterly results this Tuesday after the close of Wall Street.
In Asia, the Nikkei index on the Tokyo Stock Exchange rose 0.1% at the end of trading on Tuesday. The Hang Seng Index on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange rose by 1.3%, while the Shanghai Composite rose by 0.4%.

The two-year stock rate fell by 1 basis point, to 3.94%, around 7:45am on Wednesday. The 10-year US Treasury bond yield fell 2 basis points (0.02 percentage points) to 4.43%.

The greenback gained 0.2% against the Japanese currency, at 143.02 yen. Around 7:45am, the euro lost 0.2% to 1.1417 dollars.

The July contract for soft light crude (WTI) listed on Nymex advanced 27 cents, or 0.4%, to 62.79 dollars per barrel. Around 7:45 a.m., the North Sea Brent contract with the same expiry date listed in London gained 20 cents, or 0.3%, to 64.83