U.S. stock futures and a broad swathe of commodities moved higher on Monday, as comments from a Federal Reserve member about continuing an asset purchase program caused investors to exit the greenback to reinvest elsewhere.

  Among the shares expected to see active trade in Monday's session are the oil companies as well as Cadbury, iBasis, LDK Solar, J.M. Smucker, Tech Data, Terra, Tyson Foods, and TowerJazz.

  A roundup of the latest corporate earnings reports and what companies are saying about future quarters.

  British shares jump, on the heels of a four-day run of losses in London, as gains for metal stocks help drive a sharp advance.

  U.S. stock futures and a broad swathe of commodities move higher on Monday, as comments from a Federal Reserve member who will vote next year causes investors to exit the greenback to reinvest elsewhere.

  Ciena reportedly has won a auction to buy the optical networking and carrier Ethernet business of bankrupt Canadian firm Nortel Networks, beating out joint venture Nokia Siemens Networks, amid questions about integration risk and taking on additional debt.

  A U.S. Federal Reserve official’s call to extend the central bank’s asset-purchase plan beyond its planned expiration data put pressure on the U.S. dollar Monday, with traders quick to book small profits scored on the greenback last week.

  Italy’s Eni on Monday struck a tentative deal to buy Heritage Oil’s assets in Uganda for as much as $1.5 billion.

  European shares jumped on Monday, helped by surging gold futures and deal speculation.

  Crude futures reclaim $78 a barrel as Iran kicks off large-scale war games aimed at defending its nuclear facilities, heightening global political tensions.