US futures fractionally higher ahead of open, as investors await bumper data, earnings By: CNBC.com News November 28, 2017 at 05:17 AM EST U.S. stock index futures pointed to a slightly higher open Tuesday. Read More >> Related Stocks: Dow Industrials SPDR PowerShares QQQ S&P 500 Ishares Core ETF SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust