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Stock index futures pointed to a modestly lower open on Tuesday as a slew of corporate earnings failed to persuade investors to add to the previous session's gains.

Stock index futures pointed to a weaker open on Wall Street on Tuesday, with futures for the S&P 500, for the Dow Jones and for the Nasdaq 100 down 0.1-0.2 percent.

Asian stocks rose on Tuesday, with the Nikkei gaining more than 1 percent , on optimism that companies will report strong earnings, while the euro held near a two-month high.

The euro hit a fresh two-month high on Monday as hopes for a durable solution to the euro-zone debt crisis pushed the currency past key technical levels, while stocks rose on bets of higher growth in the global economy.

Wall Street resumed its rally on Monday, led by natural resources and tech shares as investors saw stocks regaining momentum lost late last week.

Wall Street resumed its rally on Monday, led by natural resources and tech shares as investors saw stocks regaining momentum lost late last week.

Wall Street rose on Monday, led by natural resource companies on bets on global growth and a share-buyback plan by Intel that lifted the large-cap technology sector.

Intel Corp raised its dividend by 15 percent and authorized another $10 billion in its share buyback program after posting solid results earlier this month.

Halliburton Co , the world's second-largest oilfield services company, posted a higher-than-expected quarterly profit on strong demand in its North American market.

Stocks rose on Monday, lifted by natural resource shares on bets on global growth and a share-buyback plan by Intel that added to the allure of the large-cap technology sector.

Stocks rose in early Monday trading, lifted by natural resource shares on bets on global growth and a buyback plan at Intel that focused investor attention on the largecap technology sector.

The S&P and Nasdaq were little changed on Monday as mixed corporate results left investors with little to embrace after the end of a multi-week rally, though the Dow gained modestly on Intel's higher dividend.

The U.S. Treasury Department announced on Monday that will offer two groups of warrants to buy stock in Citigroup Inc. that it obtained as part of the bailout of the bank during the financial crisis.

Stock index futures pointed to a flat open on Monday as some solid corporate results weren't enough to persuade investors to revive a multi-week rally.

Stock index futures were little changed on Monday as investors assessed whether a rally that started about two months ago had any more steam left.

Stock index futures were little changed on Monday as investors assessed whether a rally that started about two months ago had any more steam left.

U.S. stock index futures pointed to a flat open on Monday, with futures for the S&P 500 up 0.04 percent, Dow Jones futures down 0.03 percent and Nasdaq 100 futures up 0.1 percent at 5:27 a.m. ET.

Profit-taking took the euro off two-month highs on Monday and caused euro zone stocks to pare back recent gains amid signs of an improving if uneven recovery by the region's economy.

Asian stocks outside Japan struggled to hold on to early gains on Monday, as investors remained wary before a slew of corporate earnings and a Fed meeting this week expected to give a cautious readout on the health of the world's biggest economy.

The much anticipated pullback is finally under way, some investors say, after a mid-week wobble. But the market is showing it still has some juice left -- if earnings can meet towering expectations.

The Dow and S&P 500 rose on Friday as General Electric Co's earnings put a positive tone on the economic recovery, snapping a two-day losing skid for the benchmark index.

The much anticipated pullback is finally under way, some investors say, after a mid-week wobble. But the market is showing it still has some juice left -- if earnings can meet towering expectations.

The much anticipated pullback is finally under way, some investors say, after a mid-week wobble. But the market is showing it still has some juice left

The Dow and S&P 500 rose on Friday as General Electric Co's earnings bolstered views the recovery was gaining traction and helped set the market back on its up trend after two days of declines.

Stocks gained on Friday as General Electric Co's earnings bolstered views the recovery was gaining traction and helped set the market back on its up trend after two days of declines.

Stocks rose on Friday after two days of declines as strong earnings General Electric and Google boosted investor optimism.

Wall Street was set for a higher open on Friday after two days of declines as strong earnings from General Electric and Google boosted investor optimism.

General Electric Co reported better-than-expected earnings, helped by the recovery of its finance arm and a rise in revenue at its industrial units, including a sharp pickup in sales of locomotives.

Stock index futures rose on Friday after two days of declines as strong earnings from General Electric and Google boosted investor optimism.