Futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average and other major stock indexes rose, as Wall Street awaited results from U.S.-China trade talks Monday. Meanwhile, TeslaTSLA skidded on an analyst downgrade on the stock market today.

S&P 500 futures traded near the benchmark's record highs as talks provide a glimmer of hope for a US-China trade deal.

Futures on Wall Street are trading with modest loses ahead of important talks on the trade front and some inflation data that will be reported over the close of the week. Futures on the Dow Jones are trading with losses of 70 points,