Monday night trading turned mixed: Dow Jones and S&P 500 futures fell while Nasdaq futures edged higher, signaling uneven risk appetite ahead of the cash open.
Oil extended gains after the U.S. and Iran exchanged attacks over the weekend, adding a fresh geopolitical inflation risk that weighed more heavily on blue-chip and broad-market futures.
The split move comes after a mixed week in which major indexes rebounded from an early stumble, suggesting the market had regained some footing before the latest Middle East flare-up.
Apple's iPhone event and key U.S. inflation reports now loom as the next tests for markets already balancing improving technical action against rising energy prices and geopolitical tension.