U.S. stock futures are telegraphing modest gains Wednesday, as investors continue to digest conflicting headlines and statements from U.S. officials on the chances of a new U.S.-China trade framework at a G-20 summit to start Friday, and as they look forward to a midday speech by Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell.
How are the benchmarks trading?
Futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average YMZ8, +0.65% rose 111 points, or 0.5%, to 24,853, while S&P 500 futures ESZ8, +0.47% advanced 9.5 points, or 0.4% to 2,693.75. Nasdaq-100 futures NQZ8, +0.58% were up 32 points, or 0.5% to 6,744.75.
