06:20 AM EST, 11/19/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Wall Street futures pointed moderately lower pre-bell Tuesday after Russia publicly updated a military doctrine and appeared to lower the bar on the use of nuclear weapons in the Eastern European theater.

In the futures, the S&P 500 fell 0.4%, the Nasdaq declined 0.3% and the Dow Jones was off 0.6%.

In earnings news, retail giants Walmart (WMT) and Lowe's (LOW) report earnings pre-bell, while tech colossus Nvidia (NVDA) reports after-bell on Wednesday.

Asian exchanges traded higher overnight, but were closed before media reports on the nuclear doctrine update from Moscow. European bourses tracked solidly lower midday on the continent.

Super Micro Computer (SMCI) rose 32.3% pre-bell after the server-maker appointed an independent auditor and submitted a compliance plan to Nasdaq, to remain listed. Super Micro Computer has missed filing deadlines for annual and quarterly reports.

On the economic calendar is the October housing starts and permits bulletin at 8:30 am ET, followed by the Q3 e-commerce retail sales report at 10 am.

Federal Reserve Kansas City President Jeffrey Schmid speaks at 1:10 pm.

In premarket action, Bitcoin traded at $91,709, West Texas Intermediate crude oil traded lower at $68.66, and 10-year US Treasuries offered 4.36%. Spot gold traded for $2,634 an ounce.