US Stock Futures Flat Ahead Of Durable-Goods Orders Data

US stock futures traded mostly flat in early pre-market trade. Data on durable goods orders for February will be released at 8:30 a.m. ET. Futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 1 point to 17,950.00, while the Standard & Poor's 500 index futures rose 1.15 points to 2,086.15. Futures for the Nasdaq 100 index gained 4.40 points to 4,433.40.

European markets were lower today, with the Spanish Ibex Index dropping 0.38%, STOXX Europe 600 Index falling 0.44% and German DAX 30 index dropping 0.47%. French CAC 40 Index slipped 0.63% and London's FTSE 100 Index fell 0.06%. In Asian markets, Japan's Nikkei Stock Average gained 0.17%, Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index climbed 0.53%, China's Shanghai Composite Index slipped 0.83% and India's BSE Sensex slipped 0.18%.

Analysts at CLSA downgraded

from Outperform to Underperform. Tesla shares fell 1.84% to $198.00 in pre-market trading.