Stocks ready to serve gains

NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- Cisco Systems' solid results and guidance could push tech stocks higher at Wednesday's U.S. stock market open.

At 5:30 a.m. ET, Nasdaq futures were solidly higher, while S&P futures were up slightly.

Oil advanced. U.S. light crude rose 49 cents to $59.37 a barrel in electronic trading.

Treasury prices eased. The 10-year note yield climbed to 4.78 percent from 4.76 percent late Tuesday.

Among stocks in the news besides Cisco Systems (Charts): Amazon (Charts), TiVo (Charts), Ford (Charts), DRS Technologies (Charts) and Viacom (Charts).

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