S&P 500 Index Futures Trading Higher

S&P 500 index futures are trading higher by 19 points at 1894 in Tuesday's session. Off the open, the index retreated from higher levels but found support ahead of Friday's close (1875), only reaching 1878. All of the top ten components of the index are in the green. Leading the way on the upside is \Facebook

shares which are trading higher $1.66 at $96.63. It is followed by Amazon.com

shares which are trading higher by $10 at $580.18..