NEW YORK - Equity futures are pointing to a higher open on Tuesday amid a few glimmers of hope that the coronavirus pandemic could be slowing.
The major futures tables are indicating a rise of 4 percent when trading begins. RELATED: CoronavirusNOW.com, FOX launches national hub for COVID-19 news and updates In Europe, London's FTSE rose 2.5 percent, Germany's DAX gained 3.6 percent and France's CAC added 3.2 percent.
Asian markets were also rising. Japan's Nikkei gained 2 percent, Hong Kong's Hang Seng added 2.1 percent, while China's Shanghai Composite jumped 2 percent.
The COVID-19 pandemic has sparked widespread unemployment, but these companies are still hiring. China on Tuesday reported no new deaths from the coronarivus over the past