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Stock futures were higher on Monday as the market attempted to rebound from the Dow Jones Industrial average’s worst week since October.
Futures for the 30-stock index jumped 159 points, or 0.5%, to 33,314.
Futures for the S&P 500 were higher 13.5 points, or 0.3%, to 4,167.
Futures for the NASDAQ Composite improved 32.75 points, or 0.2%, to 14,067.75.
The Dow dropped 3.5% last week, while the S&P 500 sank 1.9%, and the NASDAQ dipped 0.2% on the week.
A broad group of stocks were higher in pre-market trading. Commodity stocks that were hit hard last week were rebounding, including Exxon and Chevron up about 1% apiece in pre-market trading. Reopening plays including Royal Caribbean and Boeing were slightly higher. Banks also looked set to rebound.
What’s more, large tech companies including Alphabet and Tesla gained in pre-market trading.
Overseas, in Japan, the Nikkei 225 stumbled 3.3%, while in Hong Kong, the Hang Seng index faltered 1.1%.
Oil prices recovered six cents to $71.70 U.S. a barrel.
Gold prices hiked $14.20 to $1,783.20U.S.
