PARIS (Reuters) - Stock index futures pointed to a flat opening on Wall Street on Wednesday, with futures for the S&P 500 up 0.06 percent, Dow Jones futures down 0.07 percent and Nasdaq 100 futures up 0.02 percent at 4.30 a.m. EDT.
European shares <.fteu3> slipped on Wednesday morning, down for the third day running, while the euro and Spanish and Italian bonds
Aluminum major Alcoa will be in focus after kicking off the earnings season late on Tuesday, posting a quarterly profit before exceptional items that beat analyst expectations, but warning about a "slight slowdown" in some regions and end markets. Shares in the company traded in Frankfurt were down 2.3 percent.
KFC parent Yum Brands Inc
Chevron Corp
The U.S. warehouse chain Costco Wholesale Corp
FedEx Corp
Shares in the Dutch delivery group TNT Express
Best Buy Co Inc's
U.S. engine maker Cummins Inc
Goldman Sachs Group Inc
Boeing Co
The U.S. government filed a civil mortgage fraud lawsuit on Tuesday against Wells Fargo & Co
U.S. premium denim maker True Religion Apparel Inc
Short interest on the New York Stock Exchange was down 3.1 percent in the second half of September from the first half, the exchange said on Tuesday.
U.S. stocks fell on Tuesday, led by losses in technology, after brokerage downgrades of Intel and other major companies as worries increased about third-quarter U.S. earnings.
The Dow Jones industrial average <.dji> fell 110.12 points, or 0.81 percent, to 13,473.53 at the close. The S&P 500 <.spx> lost 14.40 points, or 0.99 percent, to 1,441.48. The Nasdaq Composite <.ixic> dropped 47.33 points, or 1.52 percent, to close at 3,065.02.
(Reporting by Blaise Robinson; Editing by Kevin Liffey)
Source: http://news.yahoo.com/stock-index-futures-flat-alcoa-eyed-083802049--finance.html
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