Futures for equities south of the border rebounded Wednesday from Tuesday's slide after U.S. President Donald Trump tweeted support for aid to airlines and other stimulus measures.
Futures for the Dow Jones Industrials jumped 188 points, or 0.7%, to 27,888.
Futures for the S&P 500 gained 21.25 points, or 0.6%, at 3,374.75.
Futures for the NASDAQ Composite tacked on 69 points, or 0.6%, to 11,342.75.
It was unclear whether this meant Trump was retreating from his halt of stimulus talks with Democrats, a move which knocked the Dow down by more than 300 points on Tuesday.
Trump urged Congress to approve airline payroll support, saying that money and aid for small business could be paid for with unused funds from the previous stimulus.
Trump also urged Congress in a tweet to approve $1,200 stimulus cheques for Americans.
Shares of United Airlines gained more than 3% in pre-market trading, making back nearly all of their Tuesday decline. Delta gained 2%.
The Federal Open Market Committee will publish its meeting minutes from its September meeting at 2 p.m. ET on Wednesday. The FOMC made no action on interest rates in September, leaving them near zero.
Overseas, in Japan, the Nikkei 225 slid 0.1% Wednesday, while in Hong Kong, the Hang Seng index gained 1.1%.
Oil prices dropped $1.08 to $39.59 U.S. a barrel.
Gold prices faltered $19.10 at $1,922.80.