Investing.com - U.S. stock index futures were higher Wednesday with the focus on FOMC comments after policy meeting.
The Dow futures was up 0.16% at 08:15 ET. The DJI shed 0.21% overnight.
The S&P 500 futures added 0.19%. The tech-heavy Nasdaq 100 futures gained 0.16%.
An 25 basis point hike by the Fed on Wednesday is a near certainty. The odds of a hike hike stand at 93%.
The market is looking to gauge how hawkish the Fed is on the pace of expected further hikes this year.
The dollar slipped as the euro and the pound firmed.
Oil rebounded strongly on bullish bets for official EIA inventories.
CPI and retail sales data are due out before the opening bell.