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U.S. stock index futures pointed to a flat open on Tuesday as investor anxiety over U.S. President Donald Trump's surprise failure to deliver on health-care reform subsided for tentative hopes on planned stimulus policies.
Ahead of the opening bell, futures for the Dow Jones Industrials fell behind 28 points, or 0.1%, to 20,469. Futures for the S&P 500 subtracted 3.25 points, or 0.1%, to 2,335.25. NASDAQ futures dipped six points, or 0.1%, to 5,373.
On the earnings front, Dave & Buster's, RH and Sonic are all due to report after the market close.
On matters macroeconomic, Tuesday will see advance inventories and the S&P/Case Shiller 20-city home price index released before 9 a.m. ET in the U.S.
Services PMI (purchasing managers' index), consumer confidence and Richmond Fed survey data are all scheduled to be released before 10 a.m. ET.
European markets were flat by noon local time. In Asia, the CSI 300 in Shanghai faded 0.2%, while the Nikkei in Japan closed 1.1% higher.
Oil prices advanced 54 cents to $48.27 U.S. per barrel.
Gold prices took on $1.40 to $1,257.10 U.S. an ounce.
