Major U.S. stock indexes are poised to open higher on Monday as the market attempts to recover from last-week's steep downturn.

U.S. stocks are recovering some of their sharp losses from last week. The S&P 500 rose 0.3% in early Monday trading. The Dow Jones Industrial Average added 149 points, and the Nasdaq composite gained 0.

U.S. stock futures rose early Monday as the market looked to recover after the S&P 500 had its worst day of the year Friday. S&P 500 futures rose 0.3%, Dow Jones Industrial Average futures climbed 0.4% and futures on the Nasdaq 100 were 0.

Stock index futures climbed higher on Monday, as markets aimed for a positive start after U.S. stocks ended last week on a gloomy note. S&P 500 futures (SPX) +0.6%, Nasdaq 100 futures (US100:IND) +0.4%,