US stocks: Futures fall as investors get ready for Fed

U S stock futures fell on Tuesday, with investors stuck in a risk-averse mood, and tech stocks in particular setting up for another weak day as many fretted that the Federal Open Market Committee meeting will deliver hawkish talk on interest rates. Futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average DJZ4,-0.15% fell 24 points to 16,919, while those for the S&P 500 index SPZ4,-0.08%  eased 1.7 points to 1,974.40. Futures for the Nasdaq-100 index NDZ4,-0.22% fell 7.75 points to 4,017.75. The data of note Tuesday are producer prices for August, due at 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time. But most investors will be focused on the start of the two-day Federal Open Market Committee policy meeting, according to marketwatch.com