U.S. stock index futures remain little changed during overnight trading on Tuesday after the S&P and Dow Jones Industrial Average closed at record highs because earnings season continues.
Futures contracts tied with Dow and S&P 500 were flat. Nasdaq 100 futures fall by 0.09%.
During regular trading the Dow Jones advanced approximately 15 points to close the day at an all-time high. It was the 30-stock benchmark’s third consecutive day of gains and fifth positive session out of the last six. Earlier in the session the Dow Jones jumped about 150 points to also reach a record intraday high.
The S&P gained 0.18% for its ninth positive session out of the last ten, and also reached both a record intraday and closing high.
The Nasdaq gained 0.06% in its third positive session out of last four.
Alphabet and Microsoft were among the headline reports on Tuesday at the end of the day on Tuesday, with both topping revenue expectations.
Ed Moya, Senior Analyst at Oanda noted, “This earnings season has been about pricing momentum and whether consumers are able to handle surging costs. So far it seems the consumer can handle it.”
