08:58 AM EDT, 09/08/2025 (MT Newswires) -- US equity futures posted narrow gains pre-bell Monday as traders looked ahead to key inflation reports due for release later in the week.

Dow Jones Industrial Average futures were 0.1% higher, S&P 500 futures were up 0.2%, and Nasdaq futures were 0.3% higher.

Investors are looking ahead to the producer price index report for August due on Wednesday and the consumer price index for the same month due on Thursday.

Oil prices were higher, with front-month global benchmark North Sea Brent crude up 2% at $66.82 per barrel and US West Texas Intermediate crude 2% higher at $63.12 per barrel.

The July consumer credit report, due at 3 pm ET, is seen coming in at $10.4 billion versus $7.37 billion previously, according to estimates compiled by Bloomberg.

In other world markets, Japan's Nikkei closed 1.5% higher, Hong Kong's Hang Seng ended 0.9% higher, and China's Shanghai Composite finished 0.4% higher. Meanwhile, the UK's FTSE 100 was up 0.2%, and Germany's DAX index was 0.4% higher in Europe's early afternoon session.

In equities, EchoStar ( SATS ) stock was up 19% after the company said it signed a deal to sell its AWS-4 and H-block spectrum licenses to SpaceX for $17 billion.

On the losing side, Charter Communications ( CHTR ) shares were 2% lower after the S&P Global ( SPGI ) division S&P Dow Jones Indices said late Friday that Uber Technologies ( UBER ) will replace the broadband and cable company in the S&P 100.