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 * Two separate readings on the U.S. services sector growth in
December are due shortly after the opening bell. A gauge of durable
goods and factory orders for November is due at 10 a.m. EST as well
as an index of economic optimism for January.
* The S&P 500 fell 1.8 percent to post its worst day in almost three
months on Monday, with energy shares leading the decline as global
economic concerns were compounded by swooning oil prices. The energy
sector of the S&P 500 fell 4 percent.
* Crude oil prices continued to fall on Tuesday, with Brent
down as much as 3.5 percent and U.S. crude down as much as 3.1
percent.
* AOL Inc shares rose 6.8 percent in premarket trading the day after
a report that Verizon Communications approached AOL about a
potential acquisition or joint venture. The Bloomberg story cited
people with knowledge of the matter.
* Shares of Minerva Neurosciences rose 62 percent premarket
the day after data showed an analog of the company's experimental
compound showed improvements in treating symptoms of Parkinson's
disease in primates.
Futures snapshot at 7:21 a.m.:
* S&P 500 e-minis were up 2.75 points, or 0.14 percent, with 167,374
contracts changing hands.
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* Nasdaq 100 e-minis were up 3.5 points, or 0.08 percent, in volume
of 26,679 contracts.
* Dow e-minis were up 24 points, or 0.14 percent, with 28,787
contracts changing hands.
(Reporting by Rodrigo Campos; Editing by Chizu Nomiyama)
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