ABC: Futures Higher Ahead of Housing, Confidence Data
By SARA LEPRO AP Business Writer
Stocks are looking to extend their gains into a seventh straight day as investors anticipate positive readings on home prices and consumer confidence.
Overseas markets are also higher, while bonds and commodities are little changed.
U.S. stock futures are slightly higher as investors await the Standard & Poor's/Case-Shiller October index of home prices. Later Tuesday, the Conference Board will release its Consumer Confidence Index for December.
The market continues to climb higher, adding to the big gains logged since March, amid improving economic data.
Dow Jones industrial average futures are up 14 at 10,501. Standard & Poor's 500 index futures are up 2 at 1,125, while Nasdaq 100 index futures are up 3 at 1,878.
