Stock Index Futures Trading Higher

December SP500 is trading at 2150.25, up 10.25 December Nasdaq 100 is trading at 4856.50, up 41.75. December Russell 2000 is trading at 1241.50, up 4.70 December Dow Industrial futures are trading at 18125, up 111. Stock index futures are just under the session highs. Market chatter about corporate news and politics is making the rounds. Fed Chair Janet Yellen is scheduled to testify Wednesday in front of the House Financial Services committee about bank supervision and regulation. The Census Bureau is scheduled to release durable goods data at 8:30 a.m. ET.