S&P 500 futures rose early Monday after the index notched its best week since February at a fresh record close, rebounding from a big selloff triggered by fears of the omicron coronavirus variant.
Futures for the Dow Jones Industrials gained two points to 35,877.
Futures for the S&P 500 picked up 8.5 points, or 0.2%, to 4,712.
Futures for the NASDAQ hiked 62.5 points, or 0.4%, to 16,394.
Moderna shares were among the strongest gainers premarket Monday, rising 2.4% a day after the White House's top infectious disease expert Dr. Anthony Fauci called COVID booster shots “optimal care,” but said the definition of fully vaccinated would not change.
As of Sunday, the U.S. was approaching 800,000 coronavirus-related deaths. The new variant has pushed some government officials to reinstate health restrictions to slow the spread.
Elsewhere, Apple moved closer in its quest to become the market's first $3-trillion company, gaining 1% pre-market following an upgrade from JP Morgan.
Also, chipmaker Nvidia, which has become a signature reopening trade, was up 1.7% on optimism that omicron would not be as disruptive as initially thought.
Overseas, markets in Japan jumped 0.7% Monday, while the Hang Seng in Hong Kong tailed off 0.2%.
Oil prices gave back 78 cents to $70.89 U.S. a barrel.
Gold prices gained six dollars to $1,790.80 U.S. an ounce.