08:52 AM EDT, 07/27/2026 (MT Newswires) -- US equity futures rose pre-bell Monday as oil prices declined amid a pause in hostilities between the US and Iran over the weekend.

Dow Jones Industrial Average futures were 1.1% higher, S&P 500 futures were up 0.8%, and Nasdaq futures were 1.3% higher.

The US did not strike any Iranian targets on Saturday or Sunday after 13 consecutive nights of attacks. The US ambassador to the United Nations, Mike Waltz, told Fox News that President Donald Trump has halted the attacks for the meantime to allow more time for diplomacy. Iran said it will suspend its own attacks as long as the US does the same, Reuters reported Sunday, citing a senior Iranian official.

Traders anticipate another round of earnings this week, kicked off by AstraZeneca ( AZN ) , which posted higher Q2 core earnings and revenue.

Microsoft ( MSFT ) , Meta Platforms ( META ) , Apple ( AAPL ) , Amazon.com ( AMZN ) , Lam Research ( LRCX ) , and Arm (ARM) are set to release their financial results this week. Anticipated earnings also include Seagate Technology ( STX ) , Qualcomm ( QCOM ) , Procter & Gamble ( PG ) , Visa (V), and Mastercard ( MA ) .

Traders also look forward to the Federal Reserve's policy session and rate statement, slated for Wednesday.

Oil prices were lower, with front-month global benchmark North Sea Brent crude down 5.2% at $86.94 per barrel and US West Texas Intermediate crude 6% lower at $83.97 per barrel.

Durable goods new orders rose 0.3% in June after a 4.0% decline in the prior month, compared with expectations for a 1.8% increase in a survey compiled by Bloomberg. The Dallas Fed manufacturing survey for July will be released at 10:30 am ET.

In other world markets, Japan's Nikkei closed 0.5% higher, Hong Kong's Hang Seng ended 1% higher, and China's Shanghai Composite finished 1.2% higher. Meanwhile, the UK's FTSE 100 was up 0.4%, and Germany's DAX index was 1.6% higher in Europe's early afternoon session.

In equities, energy-related stocks were on the downswing due to the drop in oil prices. Exxon Mobil (XOM) shares fell 3.4%, Chevron ( CVX ) stocks were down 2.7%, and Shell (SHEL) shares were 2.3% lower.

On the winning side, Broadcom ( AVGO ) stock was up 2.1% after the company and Samsung Electronics said they signed a memorandum of understanding to expand their strategic collaboration across memory and foundry technologies to support next-generation artificial intelligence infrastructure. Advanced Micro Devices ( AMD ) shares rose 2.2% after a Korea Times report cited the Ministry of Science and ICT as saying that the company partnered with South Korea to establish an artificial intelligence research facility and expand computing infrastructure. Toyota Motor ( TM ) stock was up 1.6% after the company said it signed a binding agreement with Volvo Group and Daimler Truck to acquire a one-third stake in fuel-cell joint venture Cellcentric.