Stock futures rise ahead of first trading day of May

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Traders on the New York Stock Exchange
Source: NYSE

U.S. stock futures moved higher in overnight trading on Sunday as investors readied for the first trading day of May.

Dow futures rose 75 points. S&P 500 futures gained 0.27% and Nasdaq 100 futures rose 0.22%.

Monday marks the first trading day of May. Despite Friday’s weakness in equities, the S&P 500 notched its third straight month of gains in April, adding more than 5% to the index as investors bet on a big economic and profit recovery from the pandemic.

The S&P 500 is now up 11% for the year. The benchmark closed at record levels on Thursday on the heels of blowout earnings results from Apple and Facebook.

The Dow rose about 2.7% last month, while the Nasdaq Composite gained 5.4% in April.

Investors will also be monitoring the next batch of corporate earnings. Lowe’s, Estee Lauder and ON Semiconductor report before the bell on Monday.

Manufacturing PMI data for April will be released at 9:45 a.m. ET on Monday, followed by ISM manufacturing at 10 a.m.

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