U.S. inventory futures rise, gold and silver hit data as buyers maintain out hope for a Christmas rally

U.S. stock futures gained Sunday, ahead of the holiday-shortened trading week and as investors cling to hopes of a “Santa Claus rally” still to come.

Dow Jones Industrial Average futures YM00 were up about 50 points, or 0.1%, late Sunday. S&P 500 futures ES00 gained 0.3% while Nasdaq-100 futures NQ00 rose 0.5%.