By Alexandra Gibbs, CNBC–

U.S. stock index futures posted solid gains ahead of Monday’s open, supported by positive trade overseas and a strong jobs report published Friday.

Around 5:55 a.m. ET, Dow futures popped 108 points, indicating a higher open of 121.52 points. The Nasdaq and the S&P 500 futures indicated an upbeat start to their respective trading sessions.

Markets have been given a boost following the publication Friday of the latest jobs report, which revealed that the U.S. economy added 213,000 jobs in June, beating expectations. This positive sentiment seen across markets is in spite of concerns surrounding trade and Brexit.

The U.S. placed $34 billion of tariffs on Chinese goods on Friday, a move that triggered China to hit back with its own set of duties.

And the U.K.’s Brexit Secretary David Davis announced late Sunday that he was resigning from his post, as he wasn’t prepared to be “a reluctant conscript” to Prime Minister Theresa May’s plans to leave the European Union (EU).

On Friday, May had reached a Brexit compromise with her cabinet, persuading ministers to back her intention to press for “a free trade area for goods” with the EU. On Monday, Dominic Raab was appointed as the new Brexit Secretary.

On Monday, consumer credit is due out at 3 p.m. ET, while personal and household products company Helen of TroyHELE is expected to publish its latest earnings.

On the central banking front, Minneapolis Fed President Neel Kashkari is expected to appear at the two-day Homeownership in Indian Country: Creating the Opportunity for Choice conference in Prior Lake, Minnesota.

Elsewhere, President Donald Trump is expected to announce his nominee choice for the Supreme Court justice on Monday evening, to replace Anthony Kennedy, who is retiring at the end of July.