Pre-open movers
US stock futures traded lower in early pre-market trade. Data on motor vehicle sales for October will be released today, while data on factory orders for September will be released at 10:00 a.m. ET. Futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average dipped 25 points to 17,710.0, while the Standard & Poor's 500 index futures fell 3.50 points to 2,092.00. Futures for the Nasdaq 100 index declined 10.75 points to 4,683.25.
A Peek Into Global Markets
European markets were mostly lower today, with the Spanish Ibex Index rising 0.08 percent, STOXX Europe 600 Index surging 0.02 percent and German DAX 30 index dropping 0.29 percent. French CAC 40 Index slipped 0.04 percent and London's FTSE 100 Index fell 0.13 percent.
In Asian markets, Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index gained 0.89 percent, China's Shanghai Composite Index dipped 0.25 percent and India's BSE Sensex gained 0.12 percent.
Broker Recommendation
Analysts at Bank of America downgraded UBS Group AG (USA) UBS from Neutral to Underperform.
UBS shares fell 5.83 percent to $19.22 in pre-market trading.
Breaking news
Market News and Data brought to you by Benzinga APIs- Fitbit Inc FIT reported stronger-than-expected results for the third quarter on Monday. The company also announced a follow-on public offering of its common stock. To read the full news, click here.
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- Activision Blizzard, Inc. ATVI and King Digital Entertainment PLC KING announced Monday, the signing of a definitive agreement under which ABS Partners C.V., a wholly owned subsidiary of Activision Blizzard, will acquire all of the outstanding shares of King for $18.00 in cash per share, for a total equity value of $5.9 billion. To read the full news, click here.
- RetailMeNot Inc SALE reported better-than-expected earnings for the third quarter on Tuesday. To read the full news, click here.
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