U.S. stock futures: Dow +0.3%. S&P +0.4%. Nasdaq +0.7% -12/23/13

World stocks tilt higher; Apple boosts U.S. futures

• Global equities are generally higher as markets start winding down for Christmas, helped by what appears to be an increasingly bright outlook for the U.S. economy and a bit more certainty about the Fed's intentions.
• "For now, with the Fed really laying out what they're planning to do next year, that's helping increase appetite for stocks again," says sales trader Markus Huber.
• Japan +0.1%, Hong Kong +0.5%, China +0.2%, India +0.3%.
• EU Stoxx 50 +0.1%, London +0.3%, Paris +0.1%, Frankfurt +0.4%, Milan +0.1%, Madrid -0.3%.
• U.S. stock futures are higher as Apple rises 3.2% following its iPhone sales deal with China Mobile. Dow +0.3%. S&P +0.4%. Nasdaq +0.7%

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