RTRS: Futures point to higher open for Wall Street
* U.S. stock index futures pointed to a higher open on Wednesday, a slight bounce from the three-month closing lows of Tuesday.
* At 1002 GMT, futures for the Dow Jones DJc1, S&P 500 SPc1 and Nasdaq NDc1 were up between 0.2 and 0.3 percent.
* President Barack Obama, having just signed into law a $787 billion stimulus package, is scheduled to detail a programme that will use $50 billion to help prevent foreclosures.
* Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke will speak on "The Federal Reserve's Lending Programs and its Balance Sheet" before a National Press Club luncheon at 1800 GMT.
* Economic data due includes January's housing starts and permits, and industrial production.
* Among companies reporting are Hewlett-Packard HPQ, with its first-quarter numbers, and CBS CBS, with its fourth quarter. * U.S. stocks slid within striking distance of the November bear-market low on Tuesday, as grim manufacturing data signaled the recession is worsening and warnings on risks facing European banks underscored the continuing toll of the financial crisis.
