Futures rise, China data sets positive tone

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Stock index futures rose on Wednesday, with Wall Side road set to extend beneficial properties a day after hitting contemporary document highs, buoyed by way of encouraging information from China that bode smartly for restoration on the planet's 2nd-largest economy. Robust financial data from China set a favorable tone early within the day as imports of key commodities rebounded in March, signaling home demand used to be choosing up and would help drive the economy. With best 5 percent of S&P 500 companies having stated outcomes so far, virtually three-quarters of them have topped expectations, in step with Thomson Reuters knowledge. …