Options/Futures
Futures Positive Ahead of Confidence Data
The Associated Press
06/30/09 - 06:53 AM EDT
By Sara Lepro
NEW YORK -- Investors are looking to keep stocks in positive territory on the last day of the second quarter.
U.S. stock futures were slightly higher Tuesday morning ahead of a report on consumer confidence. The gains in U.S. futures follow mixed markets overseas.
With the first half of the year coming to a close, analysts say the market could be a bit more volatile with some investment managers making last-minute adjustments to their portfolios.
Ahead of the market's open, Dow Jones Industrial Average futures were up 26 to 8,484. S&P 500 index futures were up 3 to 925, and Nasdaq 100 index futures were up 5 to 1,486.