U.S. stock futures gained on Tuesday, suggesting that the major indexes will continue a rally that helped them breach record highs at the end of last week.
Futures on the S&P 500 rose 0.5% and contracts on the Dow Jones Industrial Average strengthened 0.6%. Changes in equity futures don't necessarily predict movements after the markets open.
U.S. markets were closed on Monday for the Presidents Day holiday.
The yield on 10-year U.S. Treasurys strengthened to 1.229%, from 1.199% on Friday. Yields and prices move in opposite directions.
Overseas, European stocks climbed Tuesday for a four-day winning streak. The pan-continental Stoxx Europe 600 added 0.2%, and the U.K.'s FTSE 100 gained 0.6%.
Among individual stocks, Rotork jumped 4% for a two-session run of gains. Vivendi fell 2.1%.
The Swiss franc and the British pound were up 0.1% against the U.S. dollar and the euro was flat against the U.S. dollar, with 1 euro buying $1.21.
In commodities, international benchmark Brent crude slid 0.2% to $63.19 a barrel. Gold declined 0.2% to $1,820.10 a troy ounce.
The German 10-year bund yield was at minus 0.390% and the yield on 10-year U.K. government debt known as gilts was at 0.565%.
Stocks in Asia climbed. Hong Kong's Hang Seng gained 1.9% and Japan's Nikkei 225 index added 1.3%.
-- An artificial-intelligence tool was used in creating this article.
(END) Dow Jones Newswires
02-16-21 0356ET
