The focus now turns to the European Central Bank press briefing with President Mario Draghi in the wake of the bank's decision to bring an end to its monetary stimulus. KEEPING SCORE: In Europe, Germany's DAX advanced 0.2 percent to 10,949 while the CAC 40 in France was up 0.1 percent at 4,913. Wall Street was set for a steady opening too with Dow futures and the broader S&P 500 futures up 0.1 percent. There will be interest on what Draghi says in his press conference about the state of the eurozone economy. India's Sensex advanced 0.7 percent to 36,016.89 while the S&P ASX 200 in Australia edged 0.1 percent higher to 5,661.60.

Source: ABC News December 13, 2018 05:44 UTC