With trading resuming following the long holiday weekend, stocks are likely to move to the upside in early trading on Tuesday. The major index futures are currently pointing to a notable higher open for the markets, with the Dow futures up by 409 points.
Traders may look to pick up stocks at reduced levels following recent weakness, which saw the Dow end last Friday's trading at its lowest closing level in well over a year.
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May 08, 2026 15:50 ET Manufacturing and services sector survey results and labor market data from main economies were the highlight on the economics news front this week. Factory orders and jobs report dominated the news flow in the U.S. Similarly, industrial production data from German garnered attention in Europe. In Asia, purchasing managers’ survey results from China and the central bank decision from Australia were in focus.