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Stock futures point to higher start, buoyed by preliminary U.S.-China trade deal

December 16, 2019

Stock-index futures pointed higher Monday, with the upbeat tone tied to a preliminary U.S.-China trade deal, though questions remained over the details of the long-awaited “phase one” accord.

What are major indexes doing?

Futures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average YMH20, +0.14% rose 52 points, or 0.2%, to 28,217, while S&P 500 futures ESH20, +0.37% were up 11.55 points, or 0.4%, to 3,186.75. Nasdaq-100 futures NQH20, +0.45% gained 36 points, or 0.4%, to trade at 8,557.

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