A Peek Into The Market Before The Trading Starts

US stock futures are lower this morning. Futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average dipped 89 points to 12,494.00 and S&P 500 index futures fell 9.20 points to 1,324.20. Nasdaq 100 futures dropped 19.50 points to 2,540.00.

European markets were lower today. The STOXX Europe 600 Index declined 0.82%, London's FTSE 100 Index dropped 1.95%, French CAC 40 index fell 0.44% and German DAX 30 index dropped 1.54%. Asian markets ended lower, with Japan's Nikkei Stock Average dropping 0.28%, Chinese Shanghai Composite falling 0.21% and Australia's S&P/ASX 200 dropping 0.47%. Hong Kong's Hang Seng index tumbled 1.92% and India's Sensex fell 0.77%.

Analysts at KeyBanc Capital upgraded Sanderson Farms Inc

from “hold” to “buy.” The target price for Sanderson Farms is set to $60. Sanderson Farms shares fell 3.04% to close at $52.66 yesterday.