US STOCKS-Futures up on Chinese factory strength; U.S. data due
July 01, 2014 at 07:39 AM EDT
NEW YORK, July 1 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures kicked off the third quarter with early gains Tuesday, buoyed by a report showing China's factory sector expanded in June for the first time in six months, and ahead of U.S. data expected to show manufacturing continued to grow.