Dow Jones Industrial Average futures gained after better-than-expected results from Walmart and Home Depot.
Futures for the 30-stock index jumped 57 points, or 0.2%, to 36,066.
Futures for the S&P 500 inched up 2.25 points, or 0.1%, to 4,681.25.
Futures for the NASDAQ Composite added 5.75 points to 16,193.50.
Walmart kicked off a busy week of retail earnings by saying third-quarter profit and revenue was well above estimates with U.S. same-store sales jumping 9.2%, excluding fuel.
The company also raised its forecast for 2021, saying adjusted earnings per share will be around $6.40 versus its prior expectations of between $6.20 and $6.35. The shares were higher by more than 1% in pre-market trading.
Home Depot's third-quarter earnings beat estimates on a 9.8% sales burst. Shares gained 1.2% in pre-market trading.
A slew of economic data will be released on Tuesday, including retail sales figures for October. Economists surveyed by Dow Jones are expecting sales to have jumped by 1.5% last month, compared with 0.7% in September. Industrial production numbers will also be released, as well as the NAHB housing market index survey.
Overseas, the Nikkei 225 nosed up 0.1% Tuesday, while the Hang Seng in Hong Kong shot up 1.3%.
Oil prices moved up 57 cents to $81.45.
Gold prices brightened $11.00 to $1,877.60 U.S. an ounce