Global Equity Markets Mixed Overnight; Strong U.S. Dollar, Weak Euro Currency Featured

(Kitco News) - Global equity markets were mixed in overnight trading Tuesday. U.S. stock indexes are pointed toward firmer openings when the U.S. day session begins. A feature in overnight trading is sharp gains in the U.S. dollar index Tuesday. The greenback was supported in part by comments from a Federal Reserve Bank official on Monday, who said a U.S. rate hike could come at the March FOMC meeting. Meantime, the Euro currency is under selling pressure Tuesday on concerns that upcoming French elections could elect the nationalist candidate Marine Le Pen To get full access to all Money Morning content, click here About Money Morning: Money Morning gives you access to a team of ten market experts with more than 250 years of combined investing experience – for free . Our experts – who have appeared on FOXBusiness, CNBC, NPR, and BloombergTV – deliver daily investing tips and stock picks, provide analysis with actions to take, and answer your biggest market questions. Our goal is to help our millions of e-newsletter subscribers and Moneymorning.com visitors become smarter, more confident investors. Disclaimer: © 2017 Money Morning and Money Map Press. All Rights Reserved. Protected by copyright of the United States and international treaties. Any reproduction, copying, or redistribution (electronic or otherwise, including the world wide web), of content from this webpage, in whole or in part, is strictly prohibited without the express written permission of Money Morning. 16 W. Madison St. Baltimore, MD, 21201. The post Global Equity Markets Mixed Overnight; Strong U.S. Dollar, Weak Euro Currency Featured appeared first on Money Morning - We Make Investing Profitable .