U.S. stock-market futures edged higher Sunday evening in thin trading, as Wall Street equities looked to add to a rally toward records for the Nasdaq Composite that concluded trade last week on the back of improving economic data in the face of a viral outbreak.

Futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average were rising 74 points, or 0.3%, at 27,146, those for the S&P 500 index were rising 9.70 points, or 0.3%, at 3,196.50, while Nasdaq-100 futures were climbing 43.50 points, or 0.4%, at 9.852.

On Friday, the Nasdaq Composite Index set a record intraday high at 9,842.49 before pulling back to end 3.1 points shy of its Feb. 19 record closing high. The Nasdaq-100 meanwhile, rose 194.73 points, or 2% to 9,824.39, marking a record finish.

Source : Marketwatch