U.S. stock futures were little changed Sunday night, after the S&P 500 climbed for a third straight week though it ended Friday lower.
Dow Jones Industrial Average futures rose 11 points, or 0.02%. S&P 500 futures and Nasdaq 100 futures climbed 0.1% and 0.2%, respectively.
Asia-Pacific markets were set for a mixed open Monday. Japan'sNikkei 225Chicago and Osaka futures contract were higher than the index's previous close of 68,713.8. Hong Kong'sHang Seng indexfutures also traded above the benchmark's close of 25,116.85.
In Australia, futures for theS&P/ASX 200traded at 9,015 compared with the index's last close of 9,115.2.South Korea markets are closed for the holiday.
Wall Street is coming off three consecutive weeks of gains for the S&P 500, which again notched fresh all-time highs last week following a blockbuster earnings season that's buoyed investor sentiment. The stock market has continued to climb in the face of ongoing hostilities in the Middle East, as well as concerns around the artificial intelligence trade.
"Investors appear increasingly comfortable with the current backdrop, leaving the bears with fewer and fewer narratives to chew on," Mark Hackett, chief market strategist at Nationwide, wrote on Friday. "The more tests that the bulls pass, the more emboldened they are to push equity markets higher."
Investors are in for a week with fewer catalysts on the calendar, though the Federal Reserve posts its latest meeting minutes Wednesday. A slew of retail earnings are also on tap, with Walmart results due out Thursday. Home Depot and Lowe's report Tuesday and Wednesday, respectively.
On the economic front, investors will be watching for the August Empire State manufacturing index, as well as the NAHB Housing Market Index for August.
Asia-Pacific markets set for mixed open as investors await Japan GDP, China economic data
Asia-Pacific markets were set for a mixed open Monday, with futures pointing to gains in Japan and Hong Kong while Australian shares were poised to fall.
Japan'sNikkei 225Chicago futures contract was trading at 68,900 and its Osaka counterpart was last at 68,720 compared with the index's previous close of 68,713.8.
Hong Kong'sHang Seng indexfutures last traded at 25,247, above the benchmark's close of 25,116.85.
Futures for Australia'sS&P/ASX 200last traded at 9,015 compared with the index's last close of 9,115.2.
South Korea markets are closed for a holiday.
Investors will be looking ahead to Japan's preliminary second-quarter GDP reading, as well as China's July industrial production and retail sales data.
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Stock futures open little changed
Stock futures opened little changed Sunday night.
Dow Jones Industrial Average futures were flat. S&P 500 futures and Nasdaq 100 futures rose 0.1% and 0.2%, respectively.
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