Stocks Down to Begin Short Week



Stock futures were little changed Tuesday after the Dow Jones Industrial Average closed at a record, while traders sifted through the latest earnings reports.

Futures for the Dow Jones Industrials gained 15 points to 42,761.

Futures for the S&P 500 slid 5.25 points, or 0.1% to 5,823.75.

Futures for the NASDAQ Composite Index shed 61.75 points, or 0.3%, to 20,368.

UnitedHealth shares were down despite the company posting an earnings and revenue beat. Bank of America ticked higher on better-than-expected results. Johnson & Johnson shares also advanced slightly after an earnings beat.

Those moves come after a winning day on Wall Street that propelled the S&P 500 and Dow to new intraday highs and record closes. Notably, the Dow added more than 200 points to finish above the 43,000 mark for the first time.

In Japan, the Nikkei 225 gathered 0.8% Tuesday, while in Hong Kong, the Hang Seng collapsed 3.7%.

Oil prices dipped 53 cents to $75.32 U.S. a barrel.

Gold prices jumped $17.60 to $2,656.90

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