U.S. stock-index futures gained as oil and natural-gas prices dropped for a second day, easing economic concern before a report on consumer confidence.
Standard & Poor's 500 Index futures expiring in September added 0.9 to 1304.60 at 8:55 a.m. in New York. Dow Jones Industrial Average futures climbed 12 to 11,375, and Nasdaq-100 Index futures increased 3.25 to 1573.75.
The S&P 500 yesterday had its biggest gain in almost two weeks as falling energy prices and rising sales at Wal-Mart provided encouragement that the consumer spending won't ease. Oil and gas fell again today, reinforcing that optimism.
In New York trading, crude oil for October delivery slipped 0.2 percent to $70.44 a barrel and natural gas for September delivery lost 2.5 percent to $6.309 per million British thermal units.
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