Traders Eye Upcoming Economic Data as US Equity Futures Gain Pre-Bell

08:53 AM EST, 12/15/2025 (MT Newswires) -- US equity futures were higher ahead of Monday's opening bell, with traders gearing up for a busy week of economic data releases.

Dow Jones Industrial Average futures rose 0.5%, S&P 500 futures were up 0.5%, and Nasdaq futures were 0.6% higher.

Key economic reports due this week include nonfarm payrolls, housing starts and permits, retail sales, and the consumer price index.

Oil prices were lower, with front-month global benchmark North Sea Brent crude down 0.4% at $60.88 per barrel and US West Texas Intermediate crude 0.4% lower at $56.99 per barrel.

The December Empire State Manufacturing Index, released at 8:30 am ET, fell to minus 3.9 from 18.7 previously, compared with estimates compiled by Bloomberg for 10.0.

The National Association of Home Builders' Housing Market Index for December is due at 10 am ET.

In other world markets, Japan's Nikkei closed 1.3% lower, Hong Kong's Hang Seng ended 1.3% lower, and China's Shanghai Composite finished 0.6% lower. Meanwhile, the UK's FTSE 100 was up 1%, and Germany's DAX index was 0.4% higher in Europe's early afternoon session.

In equities, Immunome (IMNM) stock was up 24% pre-bell after the company said that varegacestat met the primary endpoint and all key secondary endpoints in a phase 3 trial in patients with progressing desmoid tumors.

On the losing side, Argenx (ARGX) shares were 5.7% lower after the company said it had discontinued a phase 3 study of its subcutaneously administered efgartigimod in adults with thyroid eye disease.

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