U.S. equity futures are pointing to a continuation of Wednesday's rally as China's commerce ministry said they were in discussions with the United States.
The Dow Industrials are looking at a gain of at least 200 points, or 1 percent.
Wall Street closed broadly higher on Wednesday, recovering from the previous day's losses.
The Standard & Poor's 500 index rose 0.7 percent, the Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed 1 percent and the Nasdaq gained 0.4 percent.
European stocks were posting strong gains on Thursday as trade concerns eased.
The major indexes are up by 1 percent with France's CAC up 1.4 percent.
Prime Minister Boris Johnson decided to suspend Britain's parliament for more than a month before Brexit, a move that will limit the time opponents have to derail a disorderly Brexit.
Asian stocks were mixed on Thursday following Wall Street's rebound amid easing about U.S.-Chinese trade tension.
Hong Kong's Hang Seng rebounded to finish with a gain of 0.3 percent. China's Shanghai Composite and Japan's Nikkei each ended the day down 0.1 percent.
On Wednesday, President Trump's plan to impose an additional 5 percent tariff on a list of $300 billion of Chinese imports was confirmed by the U.S. trade representative's office.
The increases are slated for Sept. 1 and Dec. 15.
Negotiators are due to meet in September but there has been no sign of progress.
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Investors worry the spiraling tariff war over trade and technology could tip the global economy into recession.
The Associated Press contributed to this article.
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