Summary US stock futures are edging higher ahead of reports on manufacturing in March.
NEW YORK (AP) - After a three-day Easter holiday weekend, Dow Jones industrial futures were up 10 points at 14,507. S&P 500 futures edged up 0.4 point to 1,563.10. Nasdaq futures were up 3 points to 2,814.
The Institute for Supply Management is expected to report Monday that its manufacturing index grew for the fourth consecutive month in March, albeit at a slightly slower pace than in February.
Separately, the Commerce Department is expected to report that spending on construction projects rebounded in February, after a decline in January. Both reports are expected at 10 am. Eastern time (1400 GMT).
Asian markets finished mostly lower on Monday. European markets remain closed for the Easter holiday.
