U.S. stock futures were little changed Wednesday as the corporate earnings season rolled on.
Futures for the Dow Jones Industrials advanced 62 points, or 0.2%, early Wednesday to 34,082.
Futures for the S&P 500 gathered 13.5 points, or 0.3%, to 4,023.
Futures for the NASDAQ Composite moved higher 45.5 points to 11,670.
Those moves follow earnings results from big banks that suggested diverging paths ahead even for names within the same sector. Goldman Sachs' shares fell more than 6% following a drop in investment banking and asset management revenues. Meanwhile, Morgan Stanley gained 5.9%, boosted by better-than-expected wealth management revenue.
Wednesday, shares of United Airlines rose more than 2% in premarket trading after the company beat Wall Street's estimates in the latest quarter, propelled by strong travel demand.
Meanwhile, shares of Moderna jumped more than 5% after the pharmaceutical company said its vaccine targeting respiratory syncytial virus can prevent the disease in older adults.
Traders are anticipating a slew of economic reports Wednesday, including the latest data for the producer price index and retail sales.
Economists polled by the Dow Jones are expecting the producer price index to have declined 0.1% in December, compared to a 0.3% rise the previous month.
Meanwhile, retail sales in December are expected to dip 1%, according to consensus estimates. The prior reading showed a decline of 0.6%.
In Japan, the Nikkei 225 leaped 2.5% Wednesday, while in Hong Kong, the Hang Seng Index moved ahead 0.5%.
Oil prices surged $1.61 to $81.78 U.S. a barrel.
Gold prices jumped $9.20 to $1,914.90 U.S. an ounce.