Stock futures off on anniversary of recession bottom
U.S. stock index futures fell on Tuesday, the anniversary of the lows reached in the recession, as the dollar strengthened and pressured commodity prices.
One year ago, markets hit a more than 12-year low in the wake of the financial crisis. The Dow has rallied about 62 percent since then.
The anniversary of our reaching depression levels is going to make some investors cautious and look to take profits, especially since commodities are weaker and there's an absence of market drivers, said Peter Cardillo, chief market economist at Avalon Partners in New York.
S&P 500 futures fell 5 points and were below fair value, a formula that evaluates pricing by taking into account interest rates, dividends and time to expiration on the contract. Dow Jones industrial average futures lost 32 points, and Nasdaq 100 futures slid 5.75 points.
Technology shares will also be in focus a day after Texas Instruments Inc
Oil prices slipped back from eight-week highs, falling nearly 2 percent to $80.38 per barrel on a stronger dollar and expectations that crude inventories likely rose for a sixth straight week.
Marsh & McLennan Cos Inc
Kroger Co
According to a quarterly survey by Manpower Inc
European equities dropped 0.7 percent in morning trade, with declines in financial and mining stocks outweighing strength in food producers such as Nestle
Tech stocks pushed the Nasdaq higher on Monday on an otherwise flat day for U.S. stocks, led by BlackBerry maker Research in Motion Ltd
About 7.06 billion shares were traded on the New York Stock Exchange, the American Stock Exchange and Nasdaq in Monday's session, the second weakest total volume so far this year.
(Editing by Jeffrey Benkoe)
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