U.S. Stock-Index Futures Rise; Citigroup Gains on China Profit

By Christiane Lenzner

April 15 (Bloomberg) -- U.S. stock futures advanced, with the contract on the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index adding 0.3 percent to 842.80 as of 12:09 p.m. in London.

Citigroup Inc. climbed 3.5 percent to $4.15 in early New York trading. The bank said profit at its China unit almost doubled last year as it extended more loans and introduced new services in the world’s fastest-growing major economy.