MW:U.S. stock futures mostly up after housing starts
By Kate Gibson
NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- U.S. stock futures gained Wednesday after the Commerce Department reported construction on new homes increased 15% in September to an annual rate of 872,000. The report easily surpassed Wall Street estimates. Futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average DJZ2 +0.11% were up 18 points at 13,471. Futures for the S&P 500 index SPZ2 +0.26% rose3.9 points to 1,452.80. Nasdaq 100 futures NDZ2 -0.10% were down 5 points at 2,760.25.
