09:11 AM EDT, 10/21/2025 (MT Newswires) -- US stocks look set to open flat in Tuesday's trading session after several major companies reported earnings beats pre-bell, including General Motors (GM), Coca-Cola (KO), Lockheed Martin (LMT), RTX (RTX), and Phillip Morris (PM), among others.

Investors are also looking ahead to earnings reports set for release after the market closes, including those from Netflix (NLFX), Texas Instruments (TXN), and Capital One Financial (COF).

Dow Jones Industrial Average futures were unchanged, S&P 500 futures gained 0.03%, and Nasdaq futures edged 0.01% higher.

Oil prices were moving higher, with front-month global benchmarks Brent crude and West Texas Intermediate crude rising 0.72% and 0.82% respectively.

In other world markets, Japan's Nikkei gained 0.27%, Hong Kong's Hang Seng rose 0.65%, and China's Shanghai Composite surged 1.36%. In Europe's early afternoon session, the UK's FTSE 100 rose 0.39%, while Germany's DAX gained 0.26% and France's CAC advanced 0.46%.

In equities, shares of Minerva Neurosciences (NERV) soared 161% after it said Tuesday that it signed a securities purchase agreement that will provide it with up to $200 million in gross proceeds. Shares of AlphaVest Acquisition (ATMV) jumped 51% after a 17% loss on Monday. Shares of rYojbaba (RYOJ) advanced 33% after a 21% loss the previous session. And BranchOut Food (BOF) shares surged 24% after it said Tuesday that September was the highest output month ever for the company.

On the losing side, Neuphoria Therapeutics (NEUP) shares plunged 68% after it said late Monday that a phase 3 trial of BNC210 to treat social anxiety disorder did not meet its primary endpoint. Shares of American Rebel (AREB) tumbled 29%, adding to a 14% loss on Monday. Shares of Cycurion (CYCU) shed 26% adding to an 11% loss on Monday. And shares of Galapagos (GLPG) dropped 11% after it said Tuesday that it is shutting down its cell therapy business.