Live stock market news updates: Stock futures extend their ascent after last week’s big rally
US stock futures rose early on Monday as stocks tried to maintain momentum after their first big rally of the year last week. Futures linked to the S&P 500 (^GSPC) rose 0.4%, while futures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI) added 95 points, or 0.3%. Contracts on the technology-heavy Nasdaq Composite (^IXIC) rose 0.4%. …