08:19 AM EST, 11/19/2025 (MT Newswires) -- US equity futures were cautiously higher pre-bell Wednesday as traders looked ahead to Nvidia's ( NVDA ) quarterly earnings and the minutes from the Federal Reserve's most recent monetary policy meeting.

Dow Jones Industrial Average futures were up 0.2%, S&P 500 futures were 0.4% higher, and Nasdaq futures were up 0.4%.

Nvidia ( NVDA ) shares were 1.6% higher pre-bell ahead of the chipmaker's Q3 earnings report due after Wednesday's closing bell.

Oil prices were lower, with front-month global benchmark North Sea Brent crude down 2.8% at $63.08 per barrel and US West Texas Intermediate crude 2.9% lower at $58.92 per barrel.

The policy-setting Federal Open Market Committee is scheduled to release the minutes from its latest meeting at 2 pm ET.

Investors are also closely watching the long-delayed September nonfarm payrolls report, set for release at 8:30 am ET on Thursday, nearly seven weeks behind schedule due to the 43-day federal government shutdown.