Dow Futures rose 0.27%, S&P 500 Futures rose 0.28%, Nasdaq Futures rose 0.39% as sentiment leaned cautiously optimistic.
Boeing shares rose 2.2% in overnight trading, while Northrop Grumman fell 2.6%. Boeing beat out rival Northrop Grumman Corp for the development contract, worth $20 billion, to produce test aircraft. The program could grow to hundreds of billions over its lifetime as production ramps up and, potentially, as international customers place orders.
GameStop advanced 2.02%. CEO Ryan Cohen disclosed open-market purchases of 450,000 shares for about $10.56 million, lifting his direct holding to 40,948,522 shares.
Robinhood said on Tuesday it will let users trade some US stocks round-the-clock during weekends, marking its latest effort to keep up as the industry marches toward 24-hour access. The shares rose 1.2% in overnight trading.
Shares of Concentrix fell 10.6% after reporting mixed fiscal third-quarter results on Tuesday, as the company navigates a costly shift toward artificial-intelligence-powered customer-service tools.