OIL PRICE, EARNINGS SET TO TAKE THE STAGE ON WALL STREET
U.S. stock index futures pointed to a mixed open on Tuesday, as investors direct their attention to the latest moves in oil, while keeping an eye out for new earnings releases.Oil prices are set to be one of the big events on Tuesday, after prices rose as much as 3 percent on Monday, helping both U.S. and European markets close in positive territory.Crude posted some sharp price rises on Monday, after news emerged that both Russia and Saudi Arabia said a deal between leading OPEC and non-OPEC producers was possible, when it came to curbing the current oil output, Reuters reported.