US Stock Futures Up; Existing Home Sales Data, Earnings In Focus

US stock futures are slightly higher this morning, as investors are awaiting existing home sales data. Futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average surged 11 points to 15,517.00 and S&P 500 index futures rose 2.20 points to 1,691.70. Nasdaq 100 futures gained 7.25 points to 3,048.00. US stocks closed mostly lower on Friday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropping 0.03% to 15,543.74, the S&P 500 index rising 0.16% to 1,692.09 and the Nasdaq 100 index falling 0.66% to 3,587.61. The Chicago Fed National Activity Index for June will be released at 8:30 a.m. ET, while existing home sales data for June will be released at 10:00 a.m. ET. McDonald's

is expected to report its Q2 earnings at $1.40 per share on revenue of $7.09 billion. Gannett Co

is estimated to report its Q2 earnings at $0.58 per share on revenue of $1.33 billion. Halliburton Company

is projected to report its Q2 earnings at $0.72 per share on revenue of $7.25 billion. Kimberly-Clark

is estimated to report its Q2 earnings at $1.39 per share on revenue of $5.34 billion. Netflix

is expected to post its Q2 earnings at $0.40 per share on revenue of $1.07 billion. Texas Instruments

is projected to post its Q2 earnings at $0.41 per share on revenue of $3.06 billion. RPM International

is projected to report its Q4 earnings at $0.67 per share on revenue of $1.18 billion. W.R. Berkley

is projected to post its Q2 earnings at $0.68 per share on revenue of $1.56 billion. Zions Bancorp

is expected to post its Q2 earnings at $0.41 per share on revenue of $552.38 million. Crane Co

is expected to post its Q2 earnings at $1.04 per share on revenue of $664.47 million. Lennox International

is projected to report its Q2 earnings at $1.19 per share on revenue of $886.03 million. European markets were mostly higher today. The STOXX Europe 600 Index rose 0.18%, London's FTSE 100 index dropped 0.05%, French CAC 40 Index gained 0.35% and German DAX 30 index rose 0.30%. Asian markets ended higher, with Japan's Nikkei Stock Average gaining 0.47%, China's Shanghai Composite surging 0.61% and Australia's ASX/S&P500 rising 0.59%. Hong Kong's Heng Seng Index rose 0.25% and India's Sensex gained 0.08%.