Pointing to a stronger start for Wall Street equities, U.S. stock futures pushed higher on Monday, tracking gains across Asia over easing North-Korea tensions. Dow Jones Industrial Average futures jumped 104 points, or 0.5%, to 21,882, while S&P 500 futures gained 11.25 points, or 0.5%, to 2,472.25. Nasdaq-100 futures futures rose 35 points, or 0.6%, to 5,959.50. Traditional haven assets, such as gold and the Japanese yen pulled back on Monday, while equities saw marked gains, led by a 1.4% gain for the Nikkei 225 index . Those moves came partly over relief that North Korea didn’t conduct a weapons test over the weekend, as expected, to mark the anniversary of the country’s founding. Investors were keeping a close watch on the movements of Hurricane Irma, which was battering South Florida with dangerous floods and knocking out power to millions.
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