U.S. stock futures ticked lower ahead of the first major earnings reports of the season, with results due from Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan Chase before the opening bell.
S&P 500 futures slipped 0.1% and futures tied to the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.1%. Changes in equity futures don’t necessarily predict movements after the opening bell.
In Europe, the Stoxx Europe 600 was lower 0.2% in morning trade as gains in financials and consumer staples sectors were offset by losses in utilities and consumer discretionary sectors.
The U.K.’s FTSE 100 added 0.2%. Other stock indexes in Europe were mixed as the U.K.’s FTSE 250 also gained 0.2%, whereas France’s CAC 40 was down 0.2% and Germany’s DAX shed 0.2%.
The Swiss franc, the euro and the British pound were down 0.1%, 0.1% and 0.2% respectively against the U.S. dollar.
