US stock futures are mixed this morning, as investors are awaiting the Federal Reserve's statement on monetary policy. Futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average dipped 13 points to 10,713.00 and S&P 500 index futures rose 0.50 points to 1,111.80. Nasdaq 100 futures gained 2.50 points to 2,040.50. US stocks closed lower on Monday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average dipping 5.55% to 10,809.85, the S&P 500 index declining 6.66% to 1,119.46 and the Nasdaq 100 index dipping 6.90% to 2,357.69. The Federal Open Market Committee is expected to issue a statement on monetary policy at 2:15 p.m. ET. AOL Inc (NYSE:

) reported its Q2 earnings at $3.44 billion, or $6.22 per share. The recent quarter results included a $3.5 billion gain related to acquiring a controlling interest in MGM China Holdings Ltd. Its revenue climbed 17% to $1.8 billion. It posted an adjusted loss of around $0.05 per share. However, analysts were expecting a loss of $0.13 per share on revenue of $1.59 billion. European markets were lower today. The STOXX Europe 600 Index dropped 3.04%, London's FTSE 100 Index moved down 3.69%, French CAC 40 index fell 2.54% and German DAX 30 index dropped 4.53%. Most Asian markets ended lower, with Japan's Nikkei Stock Average dipping 1.6827%, Australia's S&P/ASX 200 moving up 0.99% and China's Shanghai Composite declining 0.03%. Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index fell 5.6605% and India's Sensex dipped 1.30%. Gold prices jumped on Tuesday, with the December gold contract rising $31.10, or 1.8%, to $1,744.30 an ounce in electronic trading. The dollar index (DXY) dropped 0.26% to 74.65, versus 74.689 in North American trade late Monday. The euro gained 0.38% versus the dollar to trade at $1.4233, versus $1.4185 in North American trade late Monday.