U.S. stock futures

U.S. stock index futures pointed to a lower open on Wall Street on Monday following the previous session's late rally, with futures for the S&P 500 SPc1 down 0.68 percent, Dow Jones DJc1 futures down 0.52 percent and Nasdaq 100 NDc1 futures down 0.43 percent at 0830 GMT.

* European shares were flat in morning trade, as a rebound in mining shares was offset by worries in the banking sector after the Bank of Spain took over the running of Spanish savings bank CajaSur. [.EU]
* Japan's Nikkei average fell 0.3 percent to its lowest close in more than five months as investors remained wary about taking on more risky assets without assurance that a recent stock slide is over. [.T]
* Oil snapped three straight sessions of declines and slightly rose above $70 a barrel on Monday, but analysts said sentiment remains fragile and prices could again be hit by macroeconomic pessimism.
* Investors will keep an eye on the National Association of Realtors' existing home sales data for April, due at 1400 GMT, for fresh insight on the outlook for the economy.
* China struck a conciliatory note at the opening of talks with the United States by vowing to spur domestic demand and keeping a guarded opening to exchange rate reform, which the Obama administration says is needed to rebalance the global economy. [ID:nNTOE64M02]
* Marriott International Inc (MAR.N: Quote, Profile, Research), the largest U.S. hotel chain, aims to double the number of Marriott brand hotels in China within five years and intends to introduce a lower-priced hotel brand in the near future.
* Equity One Inc (EQY.N: Quote, Profile, Research) said on Sunday it would buy Capital Shopping Centres Group Plc's (CSCG.L: Quote, Profile, Research) U.S. unit in a $258.3 million deal, helping the U.S. shopping center owner expand into California.
* U.S. stocks snapped a three-day losing streak on Friday as investors bought beaten-down shares including banks on bets the financial regulation bill won't be as onerous as some had feared.
* The Dow Jones industrial average .DJI gained 125.38 points, or 1.25 percent, to 10,193.39. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index .SPX jumped 16.10 points, or 1.50 percent, to 1,087.69. The Nasdaq Composite Index .IXIC rose 25.03 points, or 1.14 percent, to 2,229.04. (Reporting by Blaise Robinson; Editing by David Holmes)