US Stock Futures Drop Ahead Of Durable Goods Orders Data

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Pre-open movers
US stock futures traded lower in early pre-market trade, ahead of economic data and earnings reports. Data on durable goods orders for June will be released at 8:30 a.m. ET. Futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average tumbled 29 points to 16,969.00, while the Standard & Poor's 500 index futures fell 3.70 points to 1,977.00. Futures for the Nasdaq 100 index declined 14.75 points to 3,957.00.
A Peek Into Global Markets
European markets were mostly lower today, with the Spanish Ibex Index rising 0.55%, STOXX Europe 600 Index dropping 0.17%. German DAX 30 index declined 0.50%, French CAC 40 Index dipped 0.67% and London's FTSE 100 Index dropped 0.10%. In Asian markets, Japan's Nikkei Stock Average rose 1.13%, Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index surged 0.31%, China's Shanghai Composite Index gained 1.02% and India's BSE Sensex fell 0.55%. Japan's core consumer price index rose 3.3% y/y in June.
Broker Recommendation
Analysts at B Riley downgraded Amazon.com
AMZN
from Buy to Neutral. The target price for Amazon.com has been lowered from $425 to $350. Amazon.com shares tumbled 10.20% to $322.02 in pre-market trading.
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