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Wall Street's benchmark S&P 500 index has lost about 2 percent
over the past two sessions, but remains up about 12 percent for
the year.
Markets have been roiled over the past few trading sessions
following the Federal Reserve's stunning about-face on interest
rate increases and data that suggested slowing global growth.
Traders are now pricing in a rate cut by the Fed, as early as
September.
Adding to the worries was the inversion in the U.S. yield curve,
seen by many as a harbinger of recession.
Markets also awaited progress on U.S.-China trade talks, with
top U.S. officials traveling to Beijing for the latest round of
high-level negotiations, which are scheduled to start on
Thursday.
At 6:56 a.m. ET, Dow e-minis were up 137 points, or 0.54
percent. S&P 500 e-minis were up 13.5 points, or 0.48 percent
and Nasdaq 100 e-minis were up 31.75 points, or 0.43 percent.
Apple Inc's shares rose 0.8 percent in premarket trading, a day
after the iPhone maker unveiled its video streaming service, a
credit card and an online gaming arcade. The company's shares
fell 1.2 percent on Monday as its new services failed to impress
investors.
Boeing Co climbed 0.8 percent, extending Monday's gain after the
planemaker said it would provide airlines that have bought the
737 MAX with free software upgrades.
Meanwhile, a report from the U.S. Conference Board at 10 a.m. ET
is expected to show consumer confidence index likely rose to a
rate of 132 in March from 131.4 in February.
The Census Bureau is scheduled to report that housing starts had
likely dipped in February. Data is scheduled for release at 8:30
a.m. ET.
(Reporting by Shreyashi Sanyal in Bengaluru; Editing by Sriraj
Kalluvila)
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