By Ryan Vlastelica NEW YORK | Mon Oct 15, 2012 9:04am EDT NEW YORK (Reuters) – Stock index futures pointed to a higher open on Monday as Citigroup climbed following its earnings results and strong retail sales data further lifted sentiment. Growing hopes that Spain would soon request a bailout also lifted sentiment, indicating a [...]

By Chuck Mikolajczak NEW YORK | Fri Oct 12, 2012 8:44am EDT NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. stock index futures advanced on Friday, indicating the SP 500 may crimp its worst weekly decline since early June, following a robust earnings report from JP Morgan and ahead of data on consumer confidence and inflation. JPMorgan Chase [...]

NEW YORK | Thu Oct 11, 2012 8:37am EDT NEW YORK (Reuters) – Stock index futures added to their gains Thursday after a bigger-than-expected drop in weekly jobless claims, a sign of improving labor market conditions. SP 500 futures rose 7.2 points and were above fair value, a formula that evaluates pricing by taking into [...]

Wed Aug 1, 2012 4:54am EDT Stock index futures pointed to a higher open on Wall Street on Wednesday, with futures for the SP 500, the Dow Jones and the Nasdaq 100 rising 0.3 to 0.5 percent. The Federal Reserve is likely later in the session to show that it is ready to act against [...]

PARIS | Tue Jul 31, 2012 4:37am EDT PARIS (Reuters) – Stock index futures pointed to slight gains at the open on Wall Street on Tuesday, with futures for the SP 500 up 0.17 percent, Dow Jones futures up 0.22 percent and Nasdaq 100 futures up 0.28 percent at 0820 GMT. European shares halted a [...]

LONDON | Mon Jul 30, 2012 4:20am EDT LONDON (Reuters) – Stock index futures pointed to a weaker open on Wall Street on Monday, with futures for the SP 500, the Dow Jones and the Nasdaq 100 down 0.1-0.3 percent. Chevron Corp (CVX.N) plans to invest $2 billion to develop its Lianzi oilfield straddling the [...]

LONDON | Fri Jul 27, 2012 4:41am EDT LONDON (Reuters) – Stock index futures pointed to a higher open on Wall Street on Friday, with futures for the SP 500, the Dow Jones and the Nasdaq 100 rising 0.2 to 0.4 percent. European shares offered support with a second consecutive rise due to renewed hopes [...]

PARIS | Thu Jul 26, 2012 5:22am EDT PARIS (Reuters) – Stock index futures pointed to a lower open on Wall Street on Thursday, with futures for the SP 500 down 0.49 percent, Dow Jones futures down 0.32 percent and Nasdaq 100 futures down 0.53 percent at 05.07 a.m. EDT. European shares and the euro [...]

LONDON | Wed Jul 25, 2012 4:39am EDT LONDON (Reuters) – Stock index futures pointed to a mixed open on Wall Street on Wednesday, with futures for both the SP 500 and the Dow Jones rising 0.2 percent, while futures on the tech-heavy Nasdaq 100 were down 0.8 percent following Apple’s (AAPL.O) disappointing results. Apple [...]

PARIS | Tue Jul 24, 2012 5:28am EDT PARIS (Reuters) – Stock index futures pointed to a lower open on Wall Street on Tuesday, with futures for the SP 500 down 0.08 percent, Dow Jones futures down 0.03 percent and Nasdaq 100 futures down 0.23 percent at 05.12 a.m. EDT. Texas Instruments Inc (TXN.O) will [...]