S&P 500 and Dow Futures Rise as Oil Prices Slide
US equity-index futures rose Tuesday as cooling oil prices lifted investor sentiment, ahead of inflation data. The gains followed Monday’s jump.
Futures tracking the S&P 500 and the Dow Jones indexes rose on Tuesday as cooling oil prices emboldened investors to wade deeper into equities, ahead of inflation data likely to set the tone for the rest of the week.The gains build on Monday's solid jump, with the benchmark S&P 500 index posting it…