Futures move higher on US-China trade optimism By: CNBC.com News February 14, 2019 at 03:05 AM EST U.S. stock index futures were higher Thursday morning with market participants monitoring U.S.-China trade talks. Read More >> Related Stocks: Dow Industrials SPDR Nasdaq ETF S&P 500 Ishares Core ETF SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust