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NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- U.S. stocks were poised to open higher Tuesday as European issues remained front and center for investors.
European markets were mixed in morning trading, as worries grew about the health of Spanish banks. An assessment by credit rating agency Moody's claimed Spain's banks are at greater risk of a capital shortfall than the government estimated last week. Britain's FTSE 100 rose 0.1%, the DAX in Germany gained 0.3% and France's CAC 40 remained flat.
Moody's is expected to soon revise its rating on Spanish bonds.
Meanwhile, in Asia, Japan's Nikkei ended down 0.1%. Markets in Shanghai and Hong Kong were closed for a holiday. On Tuesday, Australia's central bank cut its interest rates to 3.25% over concerns about the impact of China's slowing growth.
In the United States, auto sales will be in focus, with carmakers set to release their September reports.
The data follow a report from the Institute for Supply Management Monday that showed the first expansion in the U.S. manufacturing sector in four months.
U.S. stocks pared gains Monday afternoon to finish mixed following comments from Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke.
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Companies: JPMorgan (JPM, Fortune 500) shares slid 1.6% in premarket trading after New York state attorney general Eric Schneiderman sued the firm over the sale of mortgage-backed securities during the housing bubble.
A judge ruled Monday that Samsung should be allowed to sell its Galaxy Tab 10.1 tablet computer in the United States, the latest development in a long-running patent dispute between the electronics maker and Apple (AAPL, Fortune 500).
Currencies and commodities: The dollar fell against the euro and British pound but rose versus the Japanese yen.
Oil for November delivery rose 20 cents to $92.68 a barrel.
Gold futures for December delivery fell $1.90 to $1,781.40 an ounce.
Bonds: The price on the benchmark 10-year U.S. Treasury fell, pushing the yield up to 1.64% from 1.62% late Monday.
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