Stocks are looking to extend their gains into a seventh straight day as investors anticipate positive readings on home prices and consumer confidence.
Overseas markets are also higher. Other markets, including bonds and commodities, are little changed.
U.S. stock futures edged higher Tuesday ahead of the Standard & Poor's/Case-Shiller October index of home prices and the Conference Board's release of its Consumer Confidence Index for December.
Trading has been quiet in recent days, as many investors take vacation between the Christmas and New Year's holidays. But even in light volume, the market continues to plod higher, adding to the big …

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