Dow futures rise more than 100 points after Wall Street wraps up historically strong month

U.S. stock futures rose on Monday night after the major averages notched sharp monthly gains for November.

Dow Jones Industrial Average futures traded 140 points higher, or 0.5%. S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 futures advanced 0.6% and 0.8%, respectively.

The Dow rallied 11.8% in November, posting its best one-month performance since January 1987. The S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite rose 10.8% and 11.8%, respectively, for their strongest monthly advances since April.

November’s rally came amid a slew of positive coronavirus vaccine news, which lifted hope of a strong economic recovery and sparked a surge in beaten-down…