Tuesday saw a minor increase in S&P 500 futures as the global markets fell off, causing the broad index to have its worst day in over two years.
Nasdaq 100 futures and S&P 500 futures were both up 0.4%. Futures linked to the Dow Jones Industrial Average saw an increase of 103 points, or around 0.3%.
Futures were, indeed, far below the overnight session highs. A positive sentiment was enhanced by the increase in Japanese stocks.
With a gain of 10.2%, the Nikkei 225 saw its biggest day since October 2008. That increase occurs one day after the benchmark saw its largest daily loss since 1987—a 12.4% decline.
Source (CNBC)
