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Pre-open movers
U.S. stock futures traded lower in early pre-market trade. Data on initial jobless claims for the latest week and the Philadelphia Fed manufacturing index for November will be released at 8:30 a.m. ET. Data on existing home sales for October and the index of leading economic indicators for October will be released at 10:00 a.m. ET. Cleveland Federal Reserve Bank President Loretta Mester is set to speak in Cleveland, Ohio at 8:30 a.m. ET, while Minneapolis Federal Reserve Bank President Neel Kashkari will speak in Minneapolis, Minnesota at 10:10 a.m. ET.
Futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 12 points to 27,788 while the Standard & Poor’s 500 index futures traded fell 1.75 points to 3,107.25. Futures for the Nasdaq 100 index fell 7.75 points to 8,284.00.
Oil prices traded lower as Brent crude futures fell 0.3% to trade at $62.20 per barrel, while US WTI crude futures fell 0.3% to trade at $56.86 a barrel. The Energy Information Administration’s weekly report on natural gas stocks in underground storage is schedule for release at 10:30 a.m. ET.
A Peek Into Global Markets
European markets were lower today, with the Spanish Ibex Index falling 0.4%, STOXX Europe 600 Index declining 0.4% and German DAX 30 index dropping 0.2%. The UK’s FTSE index was trading lower by 0.5%, while French CAC 40 Index fell 0.3%.
In Asian markets, Japan’s Nikkei Stock Average fell 0.48%, Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index dropped 1.57%, China’s Shanghai Composite Index fell 0.25% and India’s BSE Sensex fell 0.19%.
Broker Recommendation
Analysts at UBS downgraded Applied Materials, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMAT) from Neutral to Sell and lowered the price target from $49 to $48.
Applied Materials shares fell 3.1% to $57.80 in pre-market trading.
Breaking News
- La-Z-Boy Incorporated (NYSE: LZB) reported weaker-than-expected results for its second quarter.
- SunPower Corporation (NASDAQ: SPWR) priced its 22 million share public offering of common stock at $7 per share.
- Cubic Corporation (NYSE: CUB) reported downbeat earnings for its fourth quarter and issued weak FY20 earnings forecast.
- L Brands Inc (NYSE: LB) reported in-line earnings for its third quarter and issued strong Q4 outlook.
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