U.S. stock-index futures declined on Tuesday, indicating a retreat in the equity market after Monday's robust rally, as tech equities came under pressure after disappointing guidance from Microchip (MCHP) and South Korea’s Samsung Electronics, while investors remained sidelined, awaiting the release of U.S. December inflation report and a kickoff of the fourth-quarter-earnings season later in the week.
Global Stocks:
Index/commodity | Last | Today's Change, points | Today's Change, % |
Nikkei | 33,763.18 | +385.76 | +1.16% |
Hang Seng | 16,190.02 | -34.43 | -0.21% |
Shanghai | 2,893.25 | +5.71 | +0.20% |
S&P/ASX | 7,520.50 | +69.00 | +0.93% |
FTSE | 7,684.42 | -9.77 | -0.13% |
CAC | 7,406.62 | -43.62 | -0.59% |
DAX | 16,627.69 | -88.78 | -0.53% |
Crude oil | $72.22 | +1.45 | +2.05% |
Gold | $2,045.20 | +11.70 | +0.58% |