Investing.com - U.S. stock index futures were higher Monday ahead of U.S. data as oil gave most of its early gains.
The Dow futures was up 0.32% at 8:45 ET. TheDJI closed off 0.01% Friday.
The S&P 500 futures added 0.26%. The tech-heavy Nasdaq 100 futures rose 0.45%.
Oil was steady after gains of over 1% earlier in the session.
Baker Hughes rig count data Friday showed a further increase in U.S. drilling activity in the past week.
The dollar index fell below the 97 mark as bets of a further U.S. rate hike this year eased.
Investing.com's Fed Rate Monitor Tool shows only a 36% chance of a December rate hike.
Durable goods orders for May missed estimates.
Former Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke is due to deliver a speech later Monday at the ECB's banking forum.
Fed Chair Janet Yellen's speech on Tuesday will be closely followed for any further clues on monetary policy.
Investors are also looking for any developments in the Senate Republican healthcare bill.