08:37 AM EDT, 07/21/2025 (MT Newswires) -- US equity futures were higher pre-bell Monday as investors await a slew of earnings reports this week.

Dow Jones Industrial Average futures, S&P futures and Nasdaq futures added at least 0.2% each.

Oil prices were lower, with front-month global benchmark North Sea Brent crude down 0.3% at $69.06 per barrel and the US West Texas Intermediate crude lower 0.1% at $67.29 per barrel.

It's a relatively quiet start of the week on the economic front, with the leading economic indicators report for June due at 10 am ET.

Over the weekend, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said he expected a trade deal with the EU before the Aug. 1 hard deadline, according to a note from FXStreet.