* Futures: Dow up 0.41%, S&P 500 down 0.21%, Nasdaq down
0.65%
* UPS down 2.1% after Q1 profit drops
* General Motors ( GM ) up 5% after raising forecast
* Coca-Cola rises 2%; lifts annual forecast
(Updates prices throughout)
By Niket Nishant and Utkarsh Hathi
April 28 (Reuters) - Futures tracking the benchmark S&P
500 and the tech-heavy Nasdaq 100 indexes fell on Tuesday as
concerns mounted that the U.S.-Iran impasse could keep oil
prices elevated for longer.
A U.S. official said President Donald Trump was unhappy with
the latest Iranian proposal on resolving the conflict in the
Middle East, pouring cold water on hopes for a deal that had
sent the S&P 500, the Nasdaq 100, and the Nasdaq
Composite to record highs in recent days.
At 7:00 a.m. ET, Dow E-minis rose 203 points,
or 0.41%, S&P 500 E-minis were down 15 points, or 0.21%,
and Nasdaq 100 E-minis fell 178.75 points, or 0.65%.
The pullback underscores how strongly the war is shaping
market sentiment even during the busiest week of the U.S.
corporate earnings season this quarter.
"The U.S. and Israel are not able to force a settlement of
the war with Iran that achieves most of their maximalist
objectives," wrote Hasnain Malik, head of geopolitical risk at
Tellimer Research.
"Resolution of the war, via military or diplomatic means,
still looks a long way off, even though the ceasefire is
holding."
Oil prices are 43% higher than pre-war levels as the crucial
shipping route through the Strait of Hormuz remains disrupted.
"The divergence between equity market optimism and the more
cautious signals from bond and oil markets reinforces the view
that geopolitical developments remain an active and important
variable in risk management," said Ameriprise Financial's chief
market strategist, Anthony Saglimbene.
Separately, the Wall Street Journal reported that OpenAI had
missed internal targets for weekly users and revenue.
Shares of Oracle, whose reliance on OpenAI for its
cloud computing ambitions has been under scrutiny, fell 6.3% in
the premarket session.
Chip stocks also dropped, with Nvidia ( NVDA ), AMD
and Arm Holdings down 1.5%, 4.1% and 6.9%, respectively.
Meanwhile, investors are scrutinizing earnings from a bunch
of corporate giants on Tuesday.
United Parcel Service ( UPS ) dipped 2.1% after the
logistics firm reported a sharp drop in quarterly adjusted
profit.
General Motors ( GM ) rose 5% after the automaker lifted its
full-year earnings forecast on a resilient U.S. car market and
an expected tariff refund.
Coca-Cola shares gained 2% after the beverage giant
lifted its annual adjusted profit forecast.
Music-streaming platform Spotify ( SPOT ) fell 10% after
forecasting second-quarter profit below estimates.
(Reporting by Niket Nishant in Bengaluru; Editing by Devika
Syamnath)