US Stock Futures Up; All Eyes On Apple

US stock futures are higher this morning, as investors are awaiting earnings from Apple AAPL. Futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average surged 26 points to 15,517.00 and S&P 500 index futures rose 3.50 points to 1,693.80. Nasdaq 100 futures gained 7 points to 3,054.50. US stocks closed mostly higher on Monday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.01% to 15,545.55, the S&P 500 index gaining 0.20% to 1,695.53 and the Nasdaq 100 index surging 0.36% to 3,600.39. The ICSC-Goldman Sachs store sales index will be released at 7:45 a.m. ET, while the Johnson Redbook Retail Sales Index will be released at 8:55 a.m. ET. The FHFA house price index for May will be released at 9:00 a.m. ET, while the Richmond Fed manufacturing index for July will be released at 10:00 a.m. ET. Netflix NFLX reported upbeat second-quarter profit. However, the company added 630,000 new US subscribers for its streaming service, falling short of estimates. Texas Instruments TXN reported a 48% rise in its second-quarter profit. Altria Group MO is estimated to report its Q2 earnings at $0.63 per share on revenue of $4.62 billion. Apple AAPL is projected to post its Q3 earnings at $7.32 per share on revenue of $35.01 billion. Lockheed Martin LMT is expected to report its Q2 earnings at $2.20 per share on revenue of $11.13 billion. AT&T T is estimated to post its Q2 earnings at $0.68 per share on revenue of $31.81 billion. United Parcel Service UPS is estimated to report its Q2 earnings at $1.13 per share on revenue of $13.59 billion. RadioShack RSH is expected to post a Q2 loss at $0.24 per share on revenue of $814.56 million. Electronic Arts EA is projected to post a Q1 loss at $0.60 per share on revenue of $453.75 million. Discover Financial Services DFS is estimated to post its Q2 earnings at $1.15 per share on revenue of $2.01 billion. United Technologies UTX is estimated to report its Q2 earnings at $1.57 per share on revenue of $16.37 billion. Domino's Pizza DPZ is expected to report its Q2 earnings at $0.56 per share on revenue of $405.06 million. TD Ameritrade Holding AMTD is expected to report its Q2 earnings at $0.31 per share on revenue of $705.79 million. E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company DD is estimated to report its Q2 earnings at $1.27 per share on revenue of $10.01 billion. European markets were higher today. The STOXX Europe 600 Index rose 0.31%, London's FTSE 100 index gained 0.28%, French CAC 40 Index gained 0.19% and German DAX 30 index rose 0.18%. Asian markets ended higher, with Japan's Nikkei Stock Average gaining 0.82%, China's Shanghai Composite surging 1.95% and Australia's ASX/S&P500 rising 0.31%. Hong Kong's Heng Seng Index rose 2.33% and India's Sensex gained 0.69%.