Nikkei Index may remain

Nikkei index futures rose 0.2% to 60,390 points on the Singapore Exchange. Investors are closely monitoring developments in the Middle East as well as Japanese corporate earnings. Denso and Komatsu are scheduled to announce their quarterly results later on Tuesday. The Bank of Japan's policy decision, which is also set to be released later on Tuesday, is drawing significant attention. On Monday, the Nikkei index rose 1.4% to 60,537.36 points.