BANGKOK: Wall Street ticked modestly higher early on Monday ahead of a highly anticipated interest rate decision later this week by the Federal Reserve.

Futures for the S&P 500 edged up 0.2 per cent before the opening bell, while futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average were unchanged. Nasdaq futures were up 0.3 per cent.

Among the biggest stock movers in premarket were a trio of companies that are moving up to trade on the S&P 500, including Carvana, CRH and Comfort Systems USA. Auto retailer Carvana climbed nearly 9 per cent, building materials company CRH jumped 7 per cent, and construction contractor Comfort Systems USA rose 1.4 per cent.

Berkshire Hathaway lost less than 1 per cent after the Warren Buffett-led conglomerate announced that investment manager and Geico CEO Todd C

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