MADRID (MarketWatch) -- U.S. stock market futures traded higher on Monday in a shortened session of trading as the regular market observed the President's Day holiday. Futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average djh4 rose 27 points to 16,154, while futures for the S&P 500 sph4 rose 2.3 points to 1,837.30 and futures for the Nasdaq 100 index NDH4, +0.00% gained 5 points to 3,666. European stocks traded mostly higher, while in other markets, gold for April delivery gch4 rose $9.20, or 0.7%, to $1,327.80, and silver for March delivery sih4 gained 39 cents, or 1.8%, to $21.80 an ounce. Oil prices were also higher, with March crude clh4 up 58 cents to $100.88 a barrel. The dollar was largely holding steady against major currencies. Stock futures will trade until 11:30 a.m. Eastern Time on Monday, then re-open at 6 p.m. Eastern.
U.S. stock futures slightly up in short session