US Stock Futures Up; Halliburton To Report Earnings

US stock futures are slightly higher this morning, as investors are awaiting earnings from Halliburton Company

. Futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 17 points to 12,671.00 and S&P 500 index futures rose 0.70 points to 1,311.50. Nasdaq 100 futures gained 3 points to 2,437.75. US stocks closed mostly higher on Friday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.76% to 12,720.48, the S&P 500 index gaining 0.07% to 1,315.38 and the Nasdaq 100 index dropping 0.06% to 2,786.70. Halliburton Company is projected to report its Q4 earnings at $1 per share on revenue of $6.82 billion. Western Digital Corporation

is projected to post its Q2 EPS at $0.71 on revenue of $1.84 billion. Vmware Inc

is estimated to post its Q4 EPS at $0.60 on revenue of $1.05 billion. CSX Corporation

is estimated to post its Q4 EPS at $0.44 on revenue of $2.99 billion. Albemarle Corporation

is estimated to report its Q4 EPS at $1.09 on revenue of $698.43 million. Texas Instruments Incorporated

is projected to post its Q4 earnings at $0.26 per share on revenue of $3.26 billion. Packaging Corporation of America

is estimated to post its Q4 EPS at $0.37 on revenue of $637.11 million. Home Depot Inc

reported that it has bought Redbeacon.com. The terms of the deal were not disclosed. European markets were higher today. The STOXX Europe 600 Index surged 0.38%, London's FTSE 100 Index moved up 0.56%, French CAC 40 index rose 0.40% and German DAX 30 index gained 0.35%. Asian markets ended mostly lower, with Japan's Nikkei Stock Average dropping 0.0053% and Australia's S&P/ASX 200 moving down 0.36%. India's Sensex gained 12.72 points. The dollar index (DXY) dropped 0.29% to 79.92, versus 80.148 in late North American trade on Friday. Crude-oil futures for February delivery gained $0.68 to $98.99 a barrel. Futures for February gold surged $12.40 to $1,676.30 an ounce.