U.S. equity futures rose at the start of the month as attention shifts to a heavy week of corporate earnings and after Monday's drop in oil prices bolstered risk sentiment. Raymond James chief market strategist Matt Orton said: "Earnings remain the primary market focus; by market cap, about 15% of S&P 500 constituents are due to report." He flagged energy, healthcare, utilities and industrials as beneficiaries of recent rotation and said their results will help determine whether that relative st

U.S. equity futures rose at the start of the month as attention shifts to a heavy week of corporate earnings and after Monday's drop in oil prices bolstered risk sentiment. Raymond James chief market strategist Matt Orton said: "Earnings remain the primary market focus; by market cap, about 15% of S&P 500 constituents are due to report." He flagged energy, healthcare, utilities and industrials as beneficiaries of recent rotation and said their results will help determine whether that relative strength is sustainable on fundamentals.