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Pre-open moversUS stock futures traded mostly lower in early pre-market trade. Data on weekly jobless claims will be released at 8:30 a.m. ET. The general conditions index of the Philadelphia Fed's Survey for January and the Conference Board's index of leading indicators for January will be released at 10:00 a.m. ET. Futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 31 points to 17,962.00, while the Standard & Poor's 500 index futures fell 3.70 points to 2,091.70. Futures for the Nasdaq 100 index rose 0.50 points to 4,386.50.

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A Peek Into Global Markets European markets were higher today, with the Spanish Ibex Index rising 0.31%, STOXX Europe 600 Index surging 0.06% and German DAX 30 index gaining 0.22%. French CAC 40 Index jumped 0.36% and London's FTSE 100 Index fell 0.08%. French consumer price index slipped 1% in January versus December. The eurozone's current account surplus shrank to 17.8 billion euros ($20.3 billion) in December, compared to EUR19.9 billion in November.In Asian markets, Japan's Nikkei Stock Average rose 0.36% and India's BSE Sensex climbed 0.48%. Japan's exports rose 17% y/y in January, while imports declined 9% in the month.Broker RecommendationAnalysts at Citigroup downgraded

Huntsman Corporation (NYSE: HUN) from Buy to Neutral and lowered the price target to $25.00.Huntsman's shares fell 6.50% to close at $22.73 yesterday.Breaking news

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