Ahead of the resumption of regular trading after a day off for Christmas, the Dow Jones industrial average index futures were up only 4 points, or less than 0.1%, while the Standard & Poor's 500 index futures were up 0.4% and the Nasdaq composite index futures were up 0.1%.
On Tuesday, the Dow and S&P 500 index logged gains of 0.4% and 0.3%, respectively in a shortened trading session before Christmas Eve. The Nasdaq composite finished 0.1% higher.
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Investors have had plenty to be merry about this Christmas season. The S&P 500 index, which rose 0.3% on Chirstmas Eve to a record 1833.32, is on pace to have its best year in 16 years, while the Dow is having its best year since 2003 and the Nasdaq composite is set to have its sixth-best year since its inception.
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In Asia, Japan's Nikkei 225 climbed 164.45 points, or 1.0%, to finish at 16,174.44 and Hong Kong's Hang Seng index gained 257.99 points, or 1.1%, to close at 23,179.55. The Shanghai Composite dropped 33.25 points, or 1.6%, to close at 2,073.10.
Major European benchmarks remained closed for the Christmas holiday.
Contributing: The Associated Press
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