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Geopolitics Weighs on Wall Street Pre-Bell; Asia Mixed, Europe Up
Nov 22, 2024 3:17 AM

06:14 AM EST, 11/22/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Wall Street futures pointed moderately lower pre-bell Friday as traders weighed war-drums in Eastern Europe, and awaited fresh market catalysts in the waning earnings season.

In the futures, the S&P 500 fell 0.3%, the Nasdaq declined 0.4% and the Dow Jones was off 0.2%.

Asian exchanges traded unevenly overnight with China-exposed markets losing ground, but the rest of the region in the green on tech-sector strength.

European bourses tracked moderately higher midday on the continent.

Gap (GAP) traded up 14% pre-bell after the apparel retailer posted upbeat Q3 results and guidance late Thursday.

Buckle (BKE) and IES (ISEC) plan to report earnings pre-bell, among others.

On the economic calendar is the S&P Global PMI composite flash for November at 9:45 am ET, followed by the November University of Michigan November consumer sentiment bulletin at 10 am.

The weekly Baker Hughes domestic oil-and-gas rig count posts at 1 pm.

In premarket action, Bitcoin traded at $98,459, West Texas Intermediate crude oil traded higher at $70.22, and 10-year US Treasuries offered 4.39%. Spot gold traded for $2,706 an ounce.

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