A Peek Into The Market Before The Trading Starts

US stock futures are mostly flat this morning. Futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average surged 12 points to 13,279.00 and S&P 500 index futures rose 0.50 points to 1,452.80. Nasdaq 100 futures dropped 0.50 points to 2,713.50.

European markets were higher today. The STOXX Europe 600 Index rose 0.28%, London's FTSE 100 Index gained 0.38%, German DAX 30 Index climbed 0.06% and French CAC 40 Index rose 0.03%. Asian markets ended mostly higher, with Japan's Nikkei Stock Average rising 0.67%, China's Shanghai Composite declining 0.03% and Australia's S&P/ASX 200 Index rising 0.38%. Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index gained 0.46% and India's Sensex dropped 0.38%.

Analysts at RBC Capital downgraded Dollar General

from “outperform” to “sector perform.” The target price for Dollar General has been lowered from $54 to $49. Dollar General shares dropped 0.82% to close at $43.36 yesterday.