After last week’s roller-coaster ride on Wall Street, U.S. stock futures indicated gains in Monday trading. Dow Jones Industrial Average futures were up 144 points, or 0.6%, in early Monday trading in Asia. S&P 500 futures were up 14.75, or 0.56%, and Nasdaq-100 futures were up 27.75, or 0.43%. The Dow futures’ advance implied a gain of more than 140 points when the index opens for trading. Last week, the Dow and S&P 500 declined about 5.2% each, as the Dow posted two 1,000-point drops, while the Nasdaq fell 5.1%.
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