U.S. stock index futures pointed to a higher open on Monday as Wall Street tried to regain its footing after coronavirus fears sparked a steep sell-off to close out January.
Futures for the Dow Jones Industrials restored 128 points, or 0.5%, early Monday to 28,324.
Futures for the S&P 500 added 16.25 points, or 0.5%, at 3,240.25
Futures for the NASDAQ Composite jumped 51 points, or 0.6%, to 9,048.75.
Earnings are expected Monday from Alphabet, ON Semiconductor, and Sysco
The death toll in China from the coronavirus reached 361 on Sunday, surpassing that of the SARS virus which lasted from 2002 to 2003, while a first death outside of China was reported in the Philippines.
On the data front, the final Markit Manufacturing PMI (Purchasing Managers' Index) reading for January is due at 9:45 a.m. ET, before a range of January ISM manufacturing figures at 10 a.m.
Overseas, in Japan, the Nikkei 225 plummeted 1% Monday, while in Hong Kong, the Hang Seng inched higher 0.2%
Oil prices lost 11 cents to $51.45 U.S. a barrel.
Gold prices sank $4.50 to $1,583.40 U.S. an ounce.