Last updated March 31st, 2009 6:50 AM ET---Heading into the last session of the quarter, US stock futures are trading higher ahead of a number of economic readings. Economic data due out today include a Chicago-area manufacturing gauge, the Conference Board's consumer confidence March reading, the S&P/Case Shiller home price gauge for January as well as speeches from two Fed Presidents. Lennar (NYSE:LEN) posted a fiscal first quarter loss of 98 cents per share, missing estimates by 34 cents. Revenues during the period fell 44.2% year-over-year to $593 million, vs. estimates of $530 million. Apollo Group (NASDAQ:APOL) is scheduled to report after the close. At the time of this report, S&P futures are up 7.30 points, Nasdaq futures are up 13.25 points and Dow futures are up 69.00 points.

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