*
Global markets were higher, with European shares climbing to a
three-week high, extending the previous session's rally on
expectations that Greece was getting closer to a debt deal.
* Athens presented new reform proposals which were cautiously
welcomed by euro zone finance ministers on Monday, though the
Eurogroup said the proposals required detailed study and that it
would take several days to determine whether they can lead to an
agreement.
* U.S. stocks closed higher on Monday with the Nasdaq hitting a
record high on Greece deal optimism, merger and acquisition
activity and better-than-expected growth in existing home sales
in May.
* A gauge of U.S. business spending will likely show orders for
long-lasting U.S.-made goods slipped in May. Economists expect
overall durable goods orders to have fallen 0.6 percent. That
data is expected at 8:30 a.m. ET.
* May data for new home sales and Federal Housing
Finance Agency house price index for April is expected at 10:00
a.m. ET. Financial data firm Markit releases Manufacturing
Purchasing Managers' Index for June, which is expected to have
slightly increased to 54.2 from 54.0 in May. That data is
expected at 9:45 a.m. ET.
* Darden Restaurants' <DRI.N> shares rose 5.8 percent to $73.38
in premarket trading after the Olive Garden owner said it
intends to separate a portion of its real estate assets into a
real estate investment trust, proceeds of which will be used to
pay down debt.
* U.S.-listed shares of BlackBerry jumped 7.6 percent to $9.90
after reporting quarterly results.
Futures snapshot at 7:14 a.m. ET:
* S&P 500 e-minis <ESc1> were up 3.25 points, or 0.15 percent,
with 89,752 contracts traded.
* Nasdaq 100 e-minis were up 8.25 points, or 0.18 percent, on
volume of 8,690 contracts.
* Dow e-minis were up 19 points, or 0.11 percent, with 9,589
contracts changing hands.
(Editing by Don Sebastian)
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