US stock futures were steady as investors awaited earnings from JPMorgan, Goldman Sachs, Citigroup, Wells Fargo and UnitedHealth after a mixed Wall Street session.
01Summary
- 01S&P 500 futures were down about 0.1% on Monday night, while Nasdaq-100 futures fell 0.2% and Dow futures rose 17 points.
- 02JPMorgan Chase, Goldman Sachs, Citigroup and Wells Fargo are due to report results before Tuesday's opening bell.
- 03Dow member UnitedHealth is also set to report, as analysts expect S&P 500 profits to have risen nearly 30% year on year, according to FactSet.
- 04Wall Street ended Monday mixed, with the Dow up more than 195 points while the Nasdaq Composite and S&P 500 closed lower.
- 05Asian markets fell on Tuesday, with Japan's Nikkei 225 down 1.20%, South Korea's Kospi down 3.29% at the open and Australia's S&P/ASX 200 off 0.33%.
02Why it matters
The bank results could help set the tone for the rest of earnings season and for how investors judge consumer demand, business health and profit growth. Traders are also watching for clues from home-sales data, Federal Reserve comments and September inflation figures.
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