U.S. stock index futures were in a flat-to-slightly higher range on Monday as markets looked to executive orders from President Donald Trump over the weekend to support the economy until more concrete stimulus could be passed.
With total infections in the country crossing five million and recent data suggesting that an economic recovery was stalling, markets had few positive cues to trade on. Among individual movers, Eastman Kodak Co plunged 44.3per cent premarket after its US$765-million loan agreement with the U.S. government to produce pharmaceutical ingredients was put on hold due to"recent allegations of wrongdoing."