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    European stocks set to open higher as global markets settle down

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    LONDON — European stocks were higher on Tuesday as global markets settled following a short-lived sell-off in cryptocurrencies and precious metals.

    By 8:35 a.m. in London (3:35 a.m. ET), the pan-European Stoxx 600rebounded from a historic selloff.

    Global markets appear to be calmer after a few days of volatility with gold, silver and cryptocurrency bitcoin plunging last Friday and over the weekend. Precious metals prices rebounded on Monday, however.

    London-listed mining giants notched gains in early trade on Tuesday, with Rio TintoAnglo AmericanAntofagastaFTSE 100

    In corporate news, a U.S. judge ruled on Monday that Danish offshore wind giant Orsted can resume its Sunrise Wind project off the coast of New York after it was halted by the Trump administration. The ruling means all five of the offshore wind projects suspended by the White House are able to proceed, dealing a blow to the administration’s efforts to thwart wind power development.

    Shares were last seen trading around 0.8% lower.

    Futures linked to the S&P 500 traded higher Monday night after U.S. equities posted a strong start to the new trading month.

    Meanwhile, Asia-Pacific markets rose overnight after President Donald Trump said Washington and India had struck a trade deal, and that Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi had agreed to step up purchases of U.S. products.

    Under the deal, India will also stop its purchases of Russian crude oil and instead buy more from the U.S., and potentially, Venezuela, Trump commented in a Truth Social post. India’s benchmark Nifty 50 stock index rose 5% at the open Tuesday, following the president’s comments.

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