India, Oct. 6 -- Global stock markets were mostly higher on Tuesday, while US stock futures also gained. The move came after Wall Street stocks closed near record levels in the previous session. Investors are watching oil prices, Treasury yields and the latest signals on the US economy as they assess the outlook for stocks.

In early European trading, the FTSE 100 in Britain rose 0.8% to 10,584.38. France's CAC 40 gained 0.8% to 7,892.78. Germany's DAX also climbed 0.8% to 25,465.56. US stock futures were also positive. The S&P 500 futures rose 0.3%, while Dow Jones futures gained 0.6%.

Japan's Nikkei 225 rose 1.1% to 70,683.98. The Nikkei moved above 70,000 for the first time since early July this week. South Korea's Kospi fell 0.9% to ...