09:16 AM EST, 01/06/2026 (MT Newswires) -- US equity futures were little changed ahead of Tuesday's opening bell, consolidating after gains in the previous session following the US capture of Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro.

Dow Jones Industrial Average futures were 0.1% lower, S&P 500 futures were flat, and Nasdaq futures were 0.1% higher.

Major equity benchmarks closed higher Monday as oil-related stocks and crude prices gained amid the ongoing geopolitical crisis in Venezuela. Over the weekend, US President Donald Trump said US armed forces had carried out a "large-scale strike" in the oil-rich country and captured its president.

Oil prices were higher, with front-month global benchmark North Sea Brent crude up 0.8% at $62.26 per barrel and US West Texas Intermediate crude 0.8% higher at $58.80 per barrel.

The S&P Global services purchasing managers' index, scheduled for release at 9:45 am ET, is expected to come in at 52.9 for December versus a revised 52.9 in the prior month.

In other world markets, Japan's Nikkei closed 1.3% higher, Hong Kong's Hang Seng ended 1.4% higher, and China's Shanghai Composite finished 1.5% higher. Meanwhile, the UK's FTSE 100 increased 1.1%, and Germany's DAX index gained 0.3% in Europe's early afternoon session.

In equities, OneStream ( OS ) stock was up more than 27% pre-bell after Bloomberg reported that the company is in advanced talks to be taken private by Hg Capital. Alumis ( ALMS ) shares were more than 156% higher after the company reported that envudeucitinib met all primary and secondary endpoints in two phase 3 trials in patients with plaque psoriasis.

On the losing side, Zenas BioPharma ( ZBIO ) stock was down 6% after Morgan Stanley downgraded the company to equalweight from overweight and cut its price target to $19 from $37.