US equity futures were cautiously higher ahead of Tuesday's opening bell as traders refrained from making big bets on the last trading day of 2024.
Dow Jones Industrial Average futures gained 0.2%, S&P 500 futures increased 0.3%, and Nasdaq futures were also up 0.3%.
US markets will be closed on Wednesday for the New Year holiday.
Oil prices were little changed, with front-month global benchmark North Sea Brent crude down 0.03% at $73.97 per barrel and US West Texas Intermediate crude flatlined at around $71 per barrel.
The Case-Shiller Home Price Index is due for release at 9 am ET.
In other world markets, Hong Kong's Hang Seng ended 0.1% higher, China's Shanghai Composite finished 1.6% lower, and the UK's FTSE 100 closed 0.6% higher in a holiday-shortened session. Meanwhile, the Japanese and German markets were closed for holiday.
In equities, Verastem (VSTM) shares were up 29% pre-bell after the company said Monday that the US Food and Drug Administration accepted for review and granted a priority review status to the company's new drug application for an ovarian cancer drug combination.
On the losing side, Affinity Bancshares (AFBI) stock was 20% lower after the company terminated its planned merger with Atlanta Postal Credit Union.
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