Stock futures jumped Monday as Wall Street tried to rebound from a losing week.
Futures for the Dow Jones Industrials leaped 259 points, or 0.8%, Monday to 33,147.
Futures for the S&P 500 hiked 42.75 points, or 1%, to 4,149.75.
Futures for the NASDAQ Composite index perked 176 points, or 1.4%, to 12,727.
The stock market has had a volatile year with the major averages pulling back double digits from their record highs. The S&P 500 is off by 14.7% from its all-time high reached in January. The equity benchmark briefly dipped into bear market territory last month.
Shares of Amazon rose 1.5% in pre-market trading ahead of the first trading session since a 20-for-1 stock split.
Sentiment got a boost early on after Beijing rolled back some COVID-related restrictions.
Meanwhile, The Wall Street Journal reported that Chinese regulators are wrapping up their investigations into ride-hailing giant Didi — potentially signaling that the country's crackdown on its tech sector may be coming to an end.
In Japan, the Nikkei 225 gained 0.6% Monday. In Hong Kong, the Hang Seng hiked 2.7%
Oil prices grabbed 14 cents to $119.01 U.S. a barrel.
Gold prices jumped $6.40 to $1,856.60 U.S. an ounce.