08:09 AM EDT, 10/28/2024 (MT Newswires) -- US equity futures were higher pre-bell Monday as traders looked ahead to this week's slate of earnings from major technology companies.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average futures rose 0.3%, S&P 500 futures increased 0.5%, and Nasdaq futures were up 0.6%.

Alphabet (GOOG, GOOGL), Microsoft ( MSFT ) , Meta Platforms ( META ) , Apple ( AAPL ) , and Amazon ( AMZN ) are all due to report later in the week.

Oil prices were lower, with front-month global benchmark North Sea Brent crude down 5.7% at $71.31 per barrel and US West Texas Intermediate crude down 6% at $67.48 per barrel.

The Dallas Fed's General Activity index is due for release at 10:30 am ET.