RTRS: Stock futures point to higher start on Wall Street
Reuters) - Futures for the Dow Jones industrial average, the Nasdaq 100 and the S&P 500 share indexes were up 0.2-0.5 on Monday, pointing to a higher start on Wall Street.
* Automakers are expected to report the worst monthly U.S. auto industry sales in two decades on Monday as consumer confidence slumps. Economists in a Reuters survey expect a reading of 41.5 versus 43.5 in September.
* Economists in a Reuters survey forecast a fall in U.S. September construction spending of 0.8 percent compared with an unchanged reading in August.
* The Institute for Supply Management releases its October manufacturing index. Economists in a Reuters survey expect a reading of 41.5 versus 43.5 in September.
* U.S. companies reporting earnings on Monday include Anadarko Petroleum (APC.N: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz), MasterCard (MA.N: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz), Rockwell Collins COl.N and Viacom (VIAb.N: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz).
* U.S. stocks ended one of their worst months on record, but signs of further thawing in credit markets lifted battered shares.
(Reporting by Joanne Frearson; Editing by David Cowell)
