Dow Jones futures maintained slight gains at 38,085, boosted by stable commodity prices. Market breadth indicators point toward balanced buying across major sectors. When back-tested to January 1871, the S&P 500's Shiller P/E has averaged a multiple of 17.29. It's worth noting that Shiller P/E multiples have been pretty consistently higher than the 154-year average reading since the mid-1990s, which is when the internet broke down information barriers for everyday investors and gave them the confidence to invest in higher-growth businesses. "A lot of good can come down from shutdowns," Trump said ahead of the stoppage. "We can get rid of a lot of things that we didn't want, and they'd be Democrat things." As of 07:45 ET, Dow Jones futures were up 69 points, buoyed by strong earnings from the industrial sector. Analysts are watching manufacturing PMI results closely, as any contraction could dampen bullish momentum in equity markets.