Futures Get Cyber Monday Bounce

  • 5 years ago
(Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures rose on Monday, bouncing back from a steep sell-off in the previous session, buoyed by easing oil prices and hopes of a robust sales in the holiday season. Shares of e-commerce giant Amazon.com Inc (AMZN.O) jumped 2.7 percent and eBay Inc (EBAY.O) gained 2.1 percent in premarket trading. Oil prices rose, paring some its losses from the near-7 percent fall on Friday, lifting Dow components Exxon Mobil Corp (XOM.N) up 0.9 percent and Chevron Corp (CVX.N) 0.4 percent.