United States equities futures were mixed on Sunday evening (Monday AEDT) as the government shutdown enters a second week.
At the time of writing, Dow Jones Industrial Average futures were up by 0.51% but S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composition Index futures were 0.04% and 0.47% lower respectively.
The Dow and S&P finished last week at new highs, rising 0.51% and 0.01% respectively on Friday, as investors clung to hopes of another interest rate cut but the Nasdaq Composition Index finished 0.28% down as some technology stocks closed lower.
This brought gains over the week to more than 1%.
Although the public sector closure is delaying crucial economic data as investors look to the Federal Reserve to continue lowering interest rates, it is not widely expected to stop the stock rally.