(For a Reuters live blog on U.S., UK and European stock markets, click or type LIVE/ in a news window.) * Tesla slips on report co trims car production in China * FedEx ( FDX ) jumps on Q3 profit beat * Nike ( NKE ) falls after revenue forecast disappoints * Futures up: Dow 0.10%, S&P 0.11%, Nasdaq 0.07%...

(For a Reuters live blog on U.S., UK and European stock markets, click or type LIVE/ in a news window.) * Futures up: Dow 0.04%, S&P 0.11%, Nasdaq 0.18% March 22 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures inched higher on Friday, setting Wall Street on course for strong weekly gains as investors cheered the Federal Reserve sticking to its rate-easing...

(Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures inched higher on Friday, setting Wall Street on course for strong weekly gains as investors cheered the Federal Reserve sticking to its rate-easing stance and awaited commentary from Chair Powell later in the day. All three main U.S. indexes hit fresh record closing highs in the previous session as chip stocks rallied after Micron...

MUMBAI, March 22 (Reuters) - STOCKS: The benchmark BSE Sensex rose 190.75 points, or 0.26%, to 72,831.94, while the broader NSE index gained 66.1 points, or 0.30%, to 22,078.05, as IT sector bellwether Accenture's revenue warning offset optimism around U.S. Federal Reserve rate cuts. RUPEE: The Indian rupee weakened 0.33% versus the U.S. dollar, and quoted at 83.43 per dollar,...