Investors are assessing whether the post-election rally is about to stall and what Donald Trump's cabinet picks mean for policy.

U.S. stock futures were falling early Tuesday after the S&P 500 closed above 6,000 for the first time in the previous session. The index is on course for its first back-to-back yearly gains of more than 20% for the first time since 1998.

There are a few earnings-related movers including Continental and Croda International but the advance is broad based with nearly every sector higher. U.S. stock futures gained ground on Monday, continuing a post-election rally. * Dow Jones Industrial Average futures rose 89 points, or 0.2%, to 44230.