US stocks are seen heading north at the bell after a mixed close, while European benchmarks are generally higher.
It comes as trade tensions ease after China welcomed an offer from the Trump administration to talk, while all eyes are on Hurricane Florence, rapidly approaching the US east coast.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average finished up around 27 points at 25,998, while futures today point 55 points higher.
The tech heavy Nasdaq lost around 18 at 7,954 as tech titan Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) prepared to its hotly anticipated California event. Its shares are today up 0.78% in pre-market, while Nasdaq futures are up around 26.
The broad-based S&P 500 closed up a point at 2,888, while futures today are ahead by around five points.
In Europe, FTSE 100 is down around 15 points at 7,297 as the central bank there voted to keep interest rates on hold. The German DAX is up around 82 points, while France's CAC 40 is ahead by around 26.
Asian benchmarks went higher overnight, while in Toronto, the TSX, the largest stock market there, fell around 45 to close at 16,049.