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Choristers of St Paul's Cathedral practice in the choir stalls of the cathedral in the City of London, December 9, 2013.
Britain's FTSE 100 is up 0.4%.
Germany's DAX is up 0.9%.
France's CAC 40 is up 0.2%.
Italy's FTSE MIB is up 0.7%.
U.S. futures are up a hair after U.S. stocks closed at new record highs on Monday.
Incoming economic data has confirmed that the U.S. economy continues to grow at a healthy clip in Q4.
"Current quarter real GDP growth looks to be running near 4%," tweeted Deutsche Bank's Joe LaVorgna after Monday's personal income and spending report. "No wonder the unemployment rate is dropping so fast."
Later this morning, the U.S. will release new durable goods orders and new home sales stats before markets close at 1:00 p.m. ET.