Wall Street futures pointed higher on Thursday, Dec. 21, after passage of the $1.5 trillion U.S. tax overhaul.
U.S. stocks fell on Wednesday, Dec. 20, as the benefits of the proposed tax changes were likely already priced in. The Dow Jones Industrial Average declined 0.11%, the S&P 500 fell 0.08% and the Nasdaq slipped 0.04%.
Dow futures on Thursday rose 36 points, or 0.152%, in the run-up to the start of trading, having lingered in negative territory throughout the Asian and European sessions. S&P 500 futures were up 0.21%.