US Stock Futures Mixed Ahead Of Economic data

Pre-open movers US stock futures traded mixed in early pre-market trade. The Consumer Price Index for June and and housing starts data for June will be released at 8:30 a.m. ET. The University of Michigan's consumer sentiment index for July will be released at 10:00 a.m. ET. Futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 10 points to 18,010.0, while the Standard & Poor's 500 index futures rose 0.95 points to 2,117.95. Futures for the Nasdaq 100 index gained 16.65 points to 4,614.40. A Peek Into Global Markets European markets were mostly lower today, with the Spanish Ibex Index falling 0.12 percent, STOXX Europe 600 Index surging 0.05 percent and German DAX 30 index dropping 0.21 percent. French CAC 40 Index jumped 0.12 percent and London's FTSE 100 Index fell 0.10 percent. In Asian markets, Japan's Nikkei Stock Average rose 0.25 percent, Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index gained 1 percent, China's Shanghai Composite Index rose 3.51 percent and India's BSE Sensex jumped 0.06 percent. Broker Recommendation Analysts at KeyBanc downgraded Domino's Pizza, Inc. DPZ from Overweight to Sector Weight. Domino's Pizza shares closed at $115.54 yesterday. Breaking news

• Shares of General Electric Company GE climbed over 2 percent in pre-market trading after the company reported stronger-than-expected earnings for its second quarter. To read the full news, click here.
• Autoliv Inc. ALV announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the automotive business of M/A-COM Technology Solutions Hldgs Inc MTSI. To read the full news, click here.
• Shares of Google Inc GOOGL jumped 13 percent in pre-market trading after the company reported better-than-expected earnings for its second quarter on Thursday. To read the full news, click here.
• Shares of Honeywell International Inc. HON surged more than 4 percent in pre-market trading after the company reported stronger-than-expected results for its second quarter. To read the full news, click here.