US Stock Futures Mostly Flat Ahead Of Earnings, Consumer Price Index - Boeing (NYSE:BA)

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Pre-open moversUS stock futures traded mostly flat in early pre-market trade, ahead of earnings from Boeing (NYSE: BA) and Dow Chemical Co (NYSE: DOW). The consumer price index for September will be released at 8:30 a.m. ET. Futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 3 points to 16,550.00, while the Standard & Poor's 500 index futures fell 2.40 points to 1,935.60. Futures for the Nasdaq 100 index declined 1 point to 3,970.50.

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