U.S. stock futures traded mixed in early pre-market trade after hitting another record highs in the prior session. Investors are awaiting earnings results from Sysco Corporation (NYSE:SYY), D.R. Horton, Inc. (NYSE:DHI) and Coinbase Global, Inc. (NASDAQ:COIN).

The NFIB small business optimism index for October is scheduled for release at 6:00 a.m. ET, while the Producer Price Index for October will be released at 8:30 a.m. ET. Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis President James Bullard is set to speak at 7:50 a.m. ET, while Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell will speak at 9:00 a.m. ET. San Francisco Federal Reserve President Mary Daly is set to speak at 11:35 a.m. ET, while Minneapolis Fed President Neel Kashkari will speak at 1:30 p.m. ET.

European markets were mostly higher today. The Spanish Ibex Index rose 0.2% and STOXX Europe 600 Index gained 0.1%. The French CAC 40 Index climbed 0.1%, London’s FTSE 100 rose 0.1% while German DAX 30 gained 0.1%. The trade surplus in Germany shrank to EUR 16.2 billion in September from EUR 20 billion a year ago, while current account surplus narrowed to EUR 19.6 billion from EUR 25 billion. French current account deficit widened to EUR 2.7 billion in September from EUR 1.4 billion in the prior month, while trade deficit widened to EUR 6.78 billion in September.

Asian markets traded mixed today. Japan’s Nikkei 225 fell 0.75%, while Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index rose 0.20% and China’s Shanghai Composite gained 0.24%. Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 fell 0.2%, while India’s BSE Sensex slipped 0.2%. The People’s Bank of China injected CNY 100 billion of seven-day reverse repos into the market. The NAB business confidence index in Australia surged to 21 in October versus a revised reading of 10 a month ago, while Australia's new home sales rose 11.1% in October. Average cash earnings in Japan increased 0.2% year-over-year in September, while current account surplus narrowed to JPY 1,033.7 billion in September.