US stocks- Futures little changed ahead of Apple earnings
Tuesday, 21 July 2015
US stock index futures were little changed on Tuesday ahead of a raft of earnings from technology giants, including Apple, and as the dollar continued to trade at a three-month high. The dollar index was down marginally at $97.88. Oil prices continued their downward spiral with US crude oil falling below $50 earlier on Tuesday. Tech giants such as Yahoo, Microsoft and Apple are scheduled to report results after the closing. Strong earnings from technology companies have been driving gains in the Nasdaq. US companies were expected to post their worst sales decline in nearly six years in the second quarter. Futures snapshot at 7:17 am ET (1117 GMT): S&P 500 e-minis remained unchanged, with 52,605 contracts traded. Nasdaq 100 e-minis were up 6.75 points, or 0.14 per cent, on volume of 10,143 contracts. Dow e-minis were down 15 points, or 0.08 per cent, with 7,261 contracts changing hands, according to Reuters.