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* S&P 500 looking to reach all-time intraday high
* Verizon/AT&T may make breakup bid for Vodafone: report
* Factory orders, durable goods data both on tap
* Futures up: Dow 36 pts, S&P 6.9 pts, Nasdaq 9.5 pts
By Ryan Vlastelica
NEW YORK, April 2 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures roseon Tuesday, pointing to a rebound from the previous session andtracking a rise in European equities.
* The gain implied by futures puts the S&P 500 again withinstriking distance of its all-time intraday high of 1,576.09, animportant psychological level for investors.
* But moves may be limited for much of this this week in theabsence of major catalysts before the closely watched U.S.monthly payrolls report on Friday. Last week, the benchmarkindex set a new all-time closing high after flirting with onefor several sessions.
* Telecom shares will be on focus after the Financial Times'Alphaville blog wrote that Verizon Communications andAT&T have been working together on a breakup bid forBritish mobile operator Vodafone .
* Verizon and AT&T, both Dow components, were not active inpremarket trading, but U.S. shares of Vodafone gained 5.3percent to $29.84 before the bell. The stock was one of thebiggest boosts among European shares, which rose 1percent.
* Investors will also be looking to data on February factoryorders, scheduled for release at 10 a.m. (1400 GMT). Orders areseen rising 2.9 percent, compared with a 2 percent drop in theprevious month.
* February durable goods are also on tap at 10 a.m., withthe release of the Institute for Supply Management-New York'sMarch index of regional business activity due at 9:45 a.m.
* A weak reading on U.S. manufacturing sparked a decline inMonday's session, though other indicators have pointed to astrengthening U.S. economy and helped push both the Dow and S&Pto record highs.
* On Tuesday, S&P 500 futures rose 6.9 points andwere above fair value, a formula that evaluates pricing bytaking into account interest rates, dividends and time toexpiration on the contract. Dow Jones industrial average futures added 36 points and Nasdaq 100 futures rose 9.5points.
* The S&P is up 9.5 percent so far this year while the Dowis up more than 11 percent.
* In company news, BGC Partners said it would sellits eSpeed platform to Nasdaq OMX Group for $750million in cash.
* Health care stocks will also be in focus as planned cutsin U.S. government payments for private Medicare Advantageinsurers did not materialize. Humana, which derivesabout two-thirds of its revenue from Medicare Advantagebusiness, rose soared in after-hours trading onMonday.
* Apple Inc edged lower in premarket trading. OnMonday, the stock was the biggest drag on both the S&P 500 andNasdaq 100 after Fidelity Contrafund, a $92 billion fundthat is the largest active shareholder in Apple, reported thatit cut its stake in the iPhone maker by 10 percent during thefirst two months of 2013.
