U.S. stock futures higher in pre-market trading for Tuesday, July 10.The Dow Futures is trading at 24,836.00 up with +0.25% percent or +62.00 point. The S&P 500 Futures is trading at 2,793.25 up with +0.21% percent or +5.75 point.The Nasdaq Futures is trading at 7,322.25 up with +0.35% percent or +25.25 point.c

The Nasdaq Futures is trading at 7,322.25 up with +0.35% percent or +25.25 point.

Tuesday’s Factors and Events

U.S. stock index futures posted mild gains ahead of Tuesday’s open, supported by positive trade overseas.

Around 6:45 a.m. ET, Dow Jones Industrial Average futures rose 61 points, indicating a higher open of 69.41 points. Nasdaq 100 and the S&P 500 futures also indicated an upbeat start to their respective trading sessions.

While concerns surrounding a trade spat between the U.S. and other major economies continue to weigh on sentiment, investors will likely be turning their attention to earnings and news coming from overseas.

Earnings season kicked off on Tuesday with PepsiCo reporting a better-than-expected quarterly profit. The company’s stock rose 1.7 percent in the premarket.

Monday’s Activity

For the day the Dow is trading at 24,776.59 up with +1.31% percent or +320.11 point. The S&P 500 is trading at 2,784.17 up with +0.88% percent or +24.35 point. The Nasdaq Composite is trading at 7,756.20 up with +0.88% percent or  +67.81 point.

Other leading market index closes included the small-cap Russell 2000 Index closed at 1,704.60 up with +0.62% percent or +10.55 point; the S&P 600 Small-Cap Index closed at 1,057.32 up with +0.70% percent or +7.38 point; the S&P 400 Mid-Cap Index closed at 2,009.15 up with 0.99% percent or +19.66 point; the S&P 100 Index closed at 1,224.88 up with 0.95% percent or +11.54 point; the Russell 3000 Index closed at 1,660.43 up with +0.86% percent or +14.13  point; the Russell 1000 Index closed at 1,547.10 up with +0.88% percent or +13.48 point;