08:12 AM EST, 01/06/2025 (MT Newswires) -- US equity futures were higher pre-bell Monday, with futures of technology-heavy Nasdaq Composite outperforming other benchmarks amid continued optimism around artificial intelligence. Dow Jones Industrial Average futures gained 0.4%, S&P 500 futures increased 0.8%, and Nasdaq futures were up 1.1%. Technology stocks are getting a lift after Microsoft ( MSFT ) President Brad...

(Reuters) -U.S. stock index futures rose on Monday as optimism around AI fueled advances in technology companies, and a report suggested the incoming Trump administration could adopt a less aggressive stance on tariffs than previously anticipated. At 07:55 a.m. ET, Dow E-minis were up 165 points, or 0.38%, S&P 500 E-minis were up 46.25 points, or 0.77%, and Nasdaq 100...

(Reuters) -U.S. stock index futures rose on Monday as optimism around AI fueled advances in technology companies, and a report suggested the incoming Trump administration could adopt a less aggressive stance on tariffs than previously anticipated. At 07:55 a.m. ET, Dow E-minis were up 165 points, or 0.38%, S&P 500 E-minis were up 46.25 points, or 0.77%, and Nasdaq 100...

By Ateeq Shariff Jan 6 (Reuters) - Most stock markets in the Gulf ended higher on Monday as investors looked to minutes of the U.S. Federal Reserve's most recent meeting and payrolls data due later in the week for clues on the central bank's interest rate path. Analysts expect U.S. December payrolls to have risen by 150,000, with unemployment holding...