AI optimism lifts US futures as oil slides

U.S. stock index futures rose on Monday as investors digest AI headlines and falling oil prices, with Dow futures up about 354 points (0.7%), S&P 500 futures up around 0.7%, and Nasdaq-100 futures up about 1.1% by 05:56 ET, even as AI-news remains mixed and Middle East tensions persist; Brent crude fell to roughly $101.5 a barrel, helping ease fears of tighter monetary policy as bonds rallied.