US Stock Futures Flat Ahead Of Fed Speakers

US stock futures traded mostly flat in early pre-market trade. Atlanta Federal Reserve Bank President Dennis Lockhart will give a speech in Orlando, Florida at 8:10 a.m. ET, while Chicago Federal Reserve Bank President Charles Evans will give a speech in Chicago at 10:30 a.m. ET. Federal Reserve governor Lael Brainard will give a speech on the economic outlook in Washington at 4:30 p.m. ET. Futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average surged 6.5 points to 16,997.5, while the Standard & Poor's 500 index futures rose 0.25 points to 2,007.75. Futures for the Nasdaq 100 index slipped 0.25 points to 4,359.25.

European markets were mostly lower today, with the Spanish Ibex Index declining 0.14 percent, STOXX Europe 600 Index dropping 0.24 percent and German DAX 30 index gaining 0.13 percent. French CAC 40 Index declined 0.50 percent and London's FTSE 100 Index fell 0.47 percent. In Asian markets, Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index rose 1.21 percent, China's Shanghai Composite Index jumped 3.28 percent and India's BSE Sensex slipped 0.65 percent.

Analysts at Baird upgraded

to Outperform and raised the price target from $35.00 to $40.00. NetApp shares rose 2.76 percent to close at $33.16 on Friday.