U.S. stock futures and global indexes advanced at the start of a week that will include a slew of major corporate earnings reports, offering a look at how they are faring through the pandemic.
Futures on the S&P 500 added 0.3{a3b37e57a53f84d6443a5356ab02984f87900b4dee9193a01d6bf48d204ad87c}. Contracts linked to the tech-heavy Nasdaq-100 rose 0.8{a3b37e57a53f84d6443a5356ab02984f87900b4dee9193a01d6bf48d204ad87c}.
In Europe, the Stoxx Europe 600 climbed 0.2{a3b37e57a53f84d6443a5356ab02984f87900b4dee9193a01d6bf48d204ad87c} in morning trade. Health care and information technology sectors led gains while industrials and energy sectors lost ground.
Aena S.M.E. declined 2.3{a3b37e57a53f84d6443a5356ab02984f87900b4dee9193a01d6bf48d204ad87c} after more than one week inching lower and easyJet fell 5.5{a3b37e57a53f84d6443a5356ab02984f87900b4dee9193a01d6bf48d204ad87c}.
Regional indexes in Europe were mixed as U.K.’s FTSE 250 rose 0.1{a3b37e57a53f84d6443a5356ab02984f87900b4dee9193a01d6bf48d204ad87c} and Germany’s DAX gained 0.2{a3b37e57a53f84d6443a5356ab02984f87900b4dee9193a01d6bf48d204ad87c}, whereas France’s CAC 40 traded broadly flat.