Pre-market - Tuesday, May 19,2009 - 8:05AM

Futures up moderately today: DJIA INDEX 8,523.00 53.00 S&P 500 912.90 5.80 NASDAQ 100 1,393.00 4.50 Today's economic calendar: Housing Starts 8:30 AM ET Redbook 8:55 AM ET State Street Investor Confidence Index 10:00 AM ET 4-Week Bill Auction 1:00 PM ET Gary Stern Speaks 1:15 PM ET Earnings reports before open: