09:08 AM EST, 11/24/2025 (MT Newswires) -- US equity futures were up ahead of Monday's opening bell as traders turned their attention to the potential impact of upcoming economic data on future monetary policy during a holiday-shortened week

Dow Jones Industrial Average futures were 0.3% higher, S&P 500 futures were up 0.6%, and Nasdaq futures were 1% higher.

Investors are awaiting the US producer price index for September, set for release Tuesday, for clues about the Federal Reserve's future monetary policy.

US markets will be closed Thursday for the Thanksgiving Day holiday, which will be followed by an early close on Friday at 1 pm ET for stocks.

Oil prices were higher, with front-month global benchmark North Sea Brent crude up 0.2% at $62.07 per barrel and US West Texas Intermediate crude up 0.2% at $58.20 per barrel.

In other world markets, Hong Kong's Hang Seng ended 2% higher, China's Shanghai Composite finished 0.05% higher, while the Japan's Nikkei 225 index was closed for a holiday. Meanwhile, the UK's FTSE 100 was up 0.1%, Germany's DAX index was 0.7% higher, France's CAC 40 was down 0.04% and Spain's IBEX 35 was up 0.8% in Europe's early afternoon session.

In equities, Novo Nordisk ( NVO ) stock was down 10% after the company said that semaglutide failed to meet its primary endpoint of reducing Alzheimer's progression in two phase 3 trials.

On the winning side, AlphaTON Capital ( ATON ) shares were 9% higher after the company said it has submitted an offer to acquire a 51% stake in Forbes Media.