Oct. 5 (Bloomberg) -- U.S. stock futures trimmed gains as investors watched for signs of progress in Europe’s efforts to halt its debt crisis.

Futures on the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index expiring in December rose 0.2 percent to 1,115.50 at 8:32 a.m. in New York after climbing as much as 1 percent earlier.

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