Futures flat as Wall St heads for best year since 1997

U.S. stock index futures were little changed on Tuesday before housing and consumer confidence data, with the S&P 500 on track for its best year since 1997 and the Dow set to record its best performance since 1996. * The S&P 500 (^GSPC) is up 29.1 percent for the year and the Dow (^DJI) is up nearly 26 percent for 2013, boosted in large part by stimulus measures by the Federal Reserve. * The Nasdaq (^IXIC) is up 37.6 percent for the year, setting the technology-heavy index up for its best yearly performance since 2009. * Later in the session at 10:00 a.m. (1500 GMT), investors will eye the Conference Board's consumer confidence data.

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