U. S. stock index futures fell and rose on Tuesday as investors awaited upcoming earnings reports.

As of press time, Dow Jones futures closed at 26564, up 0.19%. The S & P 500 index rose 0.07 per cent to 2914.5. Nasdaq 100 index futures closed at 7742.75 points, up 0.1%.

Hot news

• Oil price hit6At a monthly high, the United States announced the end of Iran sanctions exemption.Oil prices hit a six-month high on Tuesday after the US government confirmed that it would no longer extend the immunity of all Iranian oil buyers, which allowed them to continue to buy some Iranian crude oil during US sanctions.

• Saudi Arabia said it planned to respond cautiously to US action against Iranian oil, whose crude output will rise to just over 10 million barrels a day in the next two months. In addition, the Saudi Crown Prince stressed his commitment to maintaining the stability of the oil market.

• The Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs responded that "the United States will no longer grant sanctions and exemptions to Iranian crude oil buyers": China firmly opposes the imposition of unilateral sanctions and the so-called "long-arm jurisdiction" by the United States, and normal energy cooperation must be respected and protected.

• White House: us President Donald Trump will visit France on June 6 to meet with French President Mark Macron.

A Summary of Asian and European Stock Market

Asian stock markets were mixed on Tuesday.

The Nikkei index edged up 0.2% to 22259.74, close to an all-day high and the third consecutive day of gains.

The Hong Kong stock market resumed trading after a four-day holiday, with the Hang Seng Index falling 0.02 points to 29963.24 on the sixth day of the past eight trading days.

China's stock market closed down. As of the close, the Shanghai Composite Index fell 0.51% to 3198.59 points, while the gem index fell 0.81% to 1683.80 points.

Taiwan's stock market reversed pre-market fatigue at midday on Tuesday and continued to climb to its high in early October, with the Taiwan stock exchange's weighted index rising 0.35 per cent to 11025.68.

European stock markets mostly fell slightly on Tuesday, but energy stocks performed well because of soaring oil prices. Europe's Stoxx 600 index fell 0.3% to 389.39.

Important news of Chinese stocks

$JD.com (JD.US) $It fell slightly by 0.07% before trading.The Associated Press exposed the unedited details of the Mingzhou case of Liu Qiangdong. According to the complete unedited video provided to the Associated Press, Liu Qiangdong and Liu Jingyao sat next to each other during the dinner and made several toasts. After leaving the dinner, the two returned together. Liu Qiangdong once put on a coat to the girl after walking out of the restaurant and grabbed the girl's arm after getting out of the car. This provides a different explanation for what happened that night.

$BABA (BABA.US) $It rose 0.24% before trading.BABA officially launched the Video copyright Protection Program today, with Avengers 4: the final Battle as the first beneficial film. The plan is based on anti-counterfeiting technology, together with film companies, distributors and other sectors of society, using the digital economic governance system of "technological empowerment + pluralistic co-governance" to prevent, control and combat pirated videos and protect intellectual property rights.

$New Oriental Education & Technology Group (EDU.US) $It was down 2.61% before trading.Prior to the US stock market trading on Tuesday, New Oriental Education & Technology Group released its third-quarter results, which showed that the company's third-quarter net revenue rose 28.9% year-on-year to $796.7 million, exceeding the market estimate of $785 million. Adjusted earnings per share for the third quarter were $0.69, in line with market estimates of $0.69. The number of students enrolled in the quarter increased by 82.3% compared with the same period last year. New Oriental Education & Technology Group is expected to have net income of $820.6 million to $840.6 million in the fourth quarter.

Important news from American companies

$Twitter (TWTR.US) $At one point, it was up nearly 10% before trading.Twitter, which released its first-quarter results ahead of US stock trading on Tuesday, showed that first-quarter revenue rose 18% year-on-year to $787 million, beating market expectations of $774.32 million, while earnings per share rose to $0.37 from $0.16 a year earlier. well ahead of market expectations of 15 cents. The number of daily active users reached 134 million, higher than the expected 128.4 million. Twitter expects second-quarter revenue of between $770 million and $830 million, with an average market forecast of $819.27 million.

Hasbro (HAS.US) $It was up 17% before the day of trading.In the first quarter, revenue was better than expected: Hasbro's revenue rose 2.3 per cent to $732.5 million, above FactSet's average forecast of $662.9 million; franchise revenue rose 9 per cent to $393.6 million; and game revenue rose 2 per cent to $107.6 million. Brian Goldner, the company's chief executive, said he expected profitable growth for all of 2019.

$Coca-Cola Company (KO.US) $It was up 2.11% before trading.Coca-Cola Company released its third-quarter results before trading on Tuesday, according to data, the company's third-quarter revenue rose 5 per cent year-on-year to $8 billion, exceeding Wall Street expectations of $7.89 billion; earnings per share rose 2 per cent year-on-year to 48 cents, exceeding Wall Street expectations of 46 cents. Coca-Cola Company maintained the guidance that full-year revenue fell 3 to 4 per cent and full-year earnings per share were $2.08.

$Facebook Inc (FB.US) $It was up 0.97% before trading.Facebook Inc will release his first-quarter results after US stock market trading on Wednesday. Despite a steady stream of negative news about user privacy and election intervention, Facebook Inc's share price has performed very strongly, far exceeding its December low. In addition, technical charts and options trading show that the stock is expected to continue to rise after the first-quarter results are announced.

$Tesla, Inc. (TSLA.US) $It was down 1.6% before trading.Musk says he will launch a self-driving taxi next year and drive without a steering wheel two years later. At the Investor Day event on Monday, Musk said that Tesla, Inc. gave up NVIDIA Corp's autopilot system about a month ago and that all new Model3, X and S models are equipped with a new custom chip, "Tesla Computer", which can achieve full autopilot. Peter Bannon, director of autopilot hardware, said the chip has seven times as many frames as NVIDIA Corp's Xavier system.

$Johnson & Johnson (JNJ.US) $Johnson & Johnson agreed to pay $9.9 million for not disclosing the risks of surgical screens.Johnson & Johnson agreed to pay $9.9 million for not disclosing the risks associated with its surgical film, the Washington State Attorney General said on Monday. The office of Washington State Attorney General Bob Ferguson said he was the first state attorney general to file a lawsuit against Johnson & Johnson over the company's surgical web film.

$Eli Lilly and Co (LLY.US) $Divest some old businesses in China.Announced the sale of its antibiotic business in China to Yiteng Pharmaceuticals, with a down payment of US $75 million and a final payment of US $300m, which will be completed by the end of 2019 or early 2020.