Tue, 07 Jan 2014 15:23:03 GMT
U.S. stock-index futures advance after S&P 500 retreats third day
U.S. stock-index futures gained, after the benchmark Standard & Poor's 500 Index slid for a third consecutive day, as this week's earning and jobs data were awaited by investors. S&P 500 futures expiring in March rose 0.4% to 1,827.80 as of 8:36 a.m. in New York; however, the equity-benchmark has declined 1.2% from January 2. Dow Jones Industrial Average contracts