Stock market news live updates: Stock futures rise, Dow futures gain 200 points, or 0.6%

Stock market news live updates: Stock futures rise, Dow futures gain 200 points, or 0.6%

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Stock futures pointed to a sharply higher open Monday morning, with the three major indexes looking to kick off May on a high note. 

Contracts on the S&P 500 added about 0.5%. On Friday, the index ended lower, but still closed out its best month since November with a monthly advance of more than 5%. In April, the communication services and consumer discretionary sectors led gains in the S&P 500, returning to a leadership position after lagging earlier in 2021 amid a rotation into cyclical and "reopening" stocks. However,