The Institute for Supply Management's manufacturing index leads today's calendar.
Due at 10 a.m. ET, the report is expected to show a reading of 50.4 for November, up from 50.1 the previous month.
October construction spending, scheduled for the same time, is forecast to show a gain of 0.7 percent compared with September's 0.6 percent increase.
Auto makers will also release monthly sales early in the session. The main earnings report is from Ascena Retail in the afternoon.
Tomorrow brings mortgage applications, ADP's private-sector payrolls report, factory orders, crude-oil inventories and the Federal Reserve's Beige Book survey of economic conditions. Fed Chair Janet Yellen will also speak.
American Eagle Outfitters issues results in the morning. Aeropostale and Avago Technologies are slated for the post-market.
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