08:26 AM EDT, 10/22/2025 (MT Newswires) -- US equity futures were little changed pre-bell Wednesday as traders looked ahead to earnings from Tesla (TSLA) while monitoring the Ukraine peace negotiations.

Dow Jones Industrial Average futures and S&P 500 futures were both flat, while Nasdaq futures were down 0.2%.

Tesla is scheduled to release quarterly earnings after the closing bell.

President Donald Trump told reporters Tuesday he does not want to have a "wasted meeting" after the proposed Ukraine peace summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Budapest, Hungary, was put on hold.

Oil prices were higher, with front-month global benchmark North Sea Brent crude up 2% at $62.53 per barrel and US West Texas Intermediate crude 2.1% higher at $58.45 per barrel.