A Peek Into The Markets: U.S. Stock Futures Down Ahead Of Economic Data

Pre-open movers

U.S. stock futures traded lower in early pre-market trade. Data on personal income and consumer spending for April will be released at 8:30 a.m. ET, while the S&P Corelogic Case-Shiller home price index for March is schedule for release at 9:00 a.m. ET. The Conference Board’s Consumer Confidence Index for May will be released at 10:00 a.m. ET, while the Dallas Fed general activity index for May will be released at 10:30 a.m. ET.

Futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 35 points to 21,031, while the Standard & Poor’s 500 index futures fell 4.25 points to 2,409.50. Futures for the Nasdaq 100 index declined 5.75 points to 5,786.50.

Oil prices traded lower as Brent crude futures fell 0.92 percent to trade at $51.81 per barrel, while US WTI crude futures dropped 0.50 percent to trade at $49.55 a barrel.


A Peek Into Global Markets

European markets were mostly lower today, with the Spanish Ibex Index dropping 0.22 percent, STOXX Europe 600 Index rising 0.04 percent and German DAX 30 index dropping 0.11 percent. The UK's FTSE index was trading lower by 0.43 percent, while French CAC 40 Index declined 0.58 percent.

In Asian markets, Japan’s Nikkei Stock Average fell 0.02 percent, Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index rose 0.24 percent, China’s Shanghai Composite Index gained 0.07 percent and India’s BSE Sensex rose 0.16 percent.


Broker Recommendation

Analysts at Wedbush downgraded Buffalo Wild Wings BWLD from Neutral to Underperform.

Buffalo Wild Wings shares fell 1.47 percent to close at $151.00 on Friday.


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