US Stock Futures Mostly Flat Ahead Of GDP, Jobless Claims Data

US stock futures traded mostly flat in early pre-market trade, ahead of earnings from several major companies. Data on GDP growth for the second quarter and weekly jobless claims will be released at 8:30 a.m. ET. Futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 1.5 points to 17,683.5, while the Standard & Poor's 500 index futures fell 0.05 points to 2,101.45. Futures for the Nasdaq 100 index rose 6.70 points to 4,571.70.

European markets were mostly higher today, with the Spanish Ibex Index declining 0.48 percent, STOXX Europe 600 Index surging 0.57 percent and German DAX 30 index gaining 0.44 percent. French CAC 40 Index jumped 0.63 percent and London's FTSE 100 Index rose 0.75 percent. In Asian markets, Japan's Nikkei Stock Average jumped 1.08 percent, Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index fell 0.49 percent, China's Shanghai Composite Index dipped 2.20 percent and India's BSE Sensex climbed 0.51 percent.

Analysts at Wedbush downgraded

from Outperform to Neutral and maintained the price target of $40.00. Whole Foods Market shares dipped 14.50 percent to $34.90 in pre-market trading.