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 * Private data showed Chinese factory activity contracted at a
slower pace than in October, fuelling hopes the economy may have
been bolstered by government support.
* A barrage of data is expected later in the day, including U.S.
factory activity data for November at 10 am ET (1400 GMT), which is
expected to tick up. The Department of Commerce is likely to report
a slight dip in construction spending for October and automakers
will report sales figures for November.
* Investors have been keeping an eye on data for clues regarding the
health of the U.S. economy that might enable the U.S. Federal
Reserve to raise interest rates for the first time in nearly a
decade.
* The main data this week is the November employment report, that is
expected to show that the economy added 200,000 jobs during the
month. Analysts say a strong report virtually guarantees a rate rise
this month.
* Chicago Fed President Charles Evans is scheduled to speak at an
event at 12:45 p.m. ET. Evans is a voting member of this year's
Federal Open Market Committee. Chair Yellen is scheduled to speak on
Wednesday and Thursday.
* U.S. stocks slipped on Monday, led by declines in health and
consumer shares, as investors braced for policy news from central
banks.
* Investors are also awaiting a European Central Bank meeting on
Thursday, where the central bank is widely expected to ramp up its
trillion-euro bond buying program.
* Joy Global shares were down 4.7 percent at $14.63 in premarket
trading.
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* Infoblox jumped 16.4 percent to $17.50, a day after the network
management services provider's second-quarter profit and revenue
forecast beat expectations.
* Mattress Firm Holding was up 6.4 percent at $52.50, a day after
the company agreed to buy HMK Mattress Holdings, the owner of
mattress retailer Sleepy's, for about $780 million.
Futures snapshot at 7:04 a.m. ET:
* S&P 500 e-minis were up 7.5 points, or 0.36 percent, with 133,623
contracts traded.
* Nasdaq 100 e-minis were up 18 points, or 0.39 percent, on volume
of 16,323 contracts.
* Dow e-minis were up 70 points, or 0.4 percent, with 16,408
contracts changing hands.
(Reporting by Tanya Agrawal; Editing by Don Sebastian)
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