Major U.S. stock indexes today looked poised to extend yesterday's large rally, as investors hope that the market has finally reached the bottom. Dow Jones industrial average futures rose 60, or 0.9 percent, to 6,947. Standard & Poor's 500 index futures added 9.60, or 1.3 percent, to 725.60, while Nasdaq 100 index futures rose 15.25, or 1.4 percent, to 1,121.25. Financial shares were once again higher after yesterday's bounce. Citigroup added 13 cents to $1.58, while Bank of America Corp. added 43 cents to $5.22. Oil was lower; light, sweet crude fell 80 cents to $44.91 a barrel in electronic pre-market trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange.
