U.S. stock futures: Dow +0.1%. S&P +0.1%. Nasdaq flat.-12/24/13

World stocks head higher

• Global equities are mostly higher following another strong day on Wall Street yesterday and ahead of the early close in Europe and the Americas for Christmas.
• Japan's Nikkei ended +0.1% at 15,889.33, its highest level since December 2007. The country's stocks have jumped 54% this year, fueled by the Bank of Japan's massive asset-buying.
• China's Shanghai Composite finished +0.15% as the latest squeeze on credit started to ease.
• Elsewhere in Asia, the Hang Seng climbed 1.1%, although India's Sensex fell 0.3%.
• London +0.4%, Paris +0.2%, Madrid +0.6%.
• U.S. stock futures: Dow +0.1%. S&P +0.1%. Nasdaq flat.

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