NEW YORK, Aug 24 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures rose on Monday after four straight positive sessions for Wall Street, as global stocks hit 10-month highs on hopes that the U.S. economy will soon start to recover from recession.
* U.S. stocks ended last week at 2009 highs after a surprising rise in home sales and optimistic comments from Federal Reserve chief Ben Bernanke reassured investors about the prospects for an economic recovery.
* "There's not a great deal of economic data or new news, so I think the biggest driver in today's market, at least in the early trade, is momentum and that momentum is positive," said Art Hogan, chief market analyst at Jefferies & Co in Boston.
* S&P 500 futures
* The MSCI world equity index <.MIWD00000PUS> rose 0.7 percent to reach levels not seen since early October.
* Warner Chilcott
* Nouriel Roubini, one of the few economists who accurately predicted the magnitude of the world's recent financial troubles, sees a "big risk" of a double-dip recession, according to an opinion piece posted on the Financial Times Web site on Sunday. [ID:nN2376788]
* Bank of Japan Governor Masaaki Shirakawa said policy-makers must avoid economic bubbles by fostering expectations that interest rates will remain low, according to the text of an Aug. 22 speech released Monday. [ID:nT259294]
* The Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago releases its Chicago Fed National Activity Index for July at 8:30 a.m. (1230 GMT). The index read -1.8 in June. At noon (1600 GMT), the Chicago Fed will also release its Midwest Manufacturing Index for July. The index read 78.1 in June.
* Quanta Computer, the world's largest contract laptop PC maker, forecast stronger-than-expected growth Monday, further boosting hopes that tech demand is returning as the global economy recovers. [ID:nTP348546]
* U.S. regulators Friday closed Texas lender Guaranty Bank and sold its assets to Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, allowing Spain's second-largest bank to expand its reach in the U.S. market. (Reporting by Rodrigo Campos, Editing by Chizu Nomiyama)