Before the bell: S&P futures +0.04%, NASDAQ futures +0.35%

U.S. stock-index futures were slightly higher as investors analyzed a slew of important U.S. economic data and Q2 earnings reports from several big U.S. banks.

Global Stocks:

Nikkei 20,118.86 +19.05 +0.09%

Hang Seng 26,389.23 +43.06 +0.16%

Shanghai 3,222.31 +4.15 +0.13%

S&P/ASX 5,765.10 +28.33 +0.49%

FTSE 7,396.72 -16.72 -0.23%

CAC 5,238.79 +3.39 +0.06%

DAX 12,646.70 +5.37 +0.04%

Crude $46.64 (+1.22%)

Gold $1,227.60 (+0.85%)