Dow futures slip, Fed flags further hikes
Investing.com — U.S. stock futures were trading in tight range during Wednesday's evening trade, following a a negative session among benchmark averages as traders returned from a public holiday.
By 6:30pm ET (10:30pm GMT) Dow Jones Futures eased 0.1% while S&P 500 Futures and Nasdaq 100 Futures were flat.
In extended deals, JetBlue Airways Corp (NASDAQ:JBLU) dipped 0.3% after the company announced an end to its partnership with American Airlines Group (NASDAQ:AAL).
Ahead in Thursday's trade, investors will be monitoring ADP employment change data, trade balance, jobless claims, Markit and ISM's services PMIs, JOLTs job openings as well as a speech from the Fed's Logan.
During Wednesday's regular trade, the Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 129.8 points or 0.4% to 34,288.7, the S&P 500 dipped 8.8 points or 0.2% to 4,446.8 and the NASDAQ Composite eased 25.1 points or 0.2% to 13,791.7.
Investors were focused on the minutes from the Federal Reserve's latest policy meeting, in which nearly all policymakers indicated a high likelihood of further tightening.
On the bond markets, United States 10-Year rates were at 3.934%.
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