Investing.com – U.S. stock futures were higher Tuesday ahead of fresh economic data.
Lower oil prices shrugged off as the outlook for U.S. rates remains unclear.
The Dow futures was up 0.25% at 06:15 ET, while the S&P 500 futures added 0.24%.
The tech-heavy Nasdaq futures put on 0.30%.
U.S. new home sales figures for July are due out later in the session.
Monsanto (NYSE:MON) was up 3.9% in pre-market trade on reports Bayer (DE:BAYGN) deal closer.