U.S. stock futures point to a lower open as investors brace for one of the busiest weeks of earnings season.

After an encouraging week for Wall Street, U.S. stock futures fell late Sunday, ahead of a busy slate of quarterly earnings over the coming days.

U.S. stock index futures were little changed on Monday as investors braced for a week packed with key economic data and earnings from some of Wall Street's biggest companies, with the Trump administration's trade policy developments also in focus.