India, Aug. 17 -- The major U.S. Index futures are currently pointing to a roughly flat open on Monday, with stocks likely to show a lack of direction following the modest pullback seen last Friday.

Technology stocks may see some strength after a report from Bloomberg said Anthropic is telling prospective investors its second quarter revenue jumped at least 14-fold versus the same period a year ago.

According to documents seen by Bloomberg, the Claude chatbot maker reported preliminary revenue of more than $11.5 billion in the second quarter compared to $787 million in the same period in 2025.

Overall trading activity may be somewhat subdued, however, as traders express some uncertainty about the near-term outlook for the markets.

While...