US Stock Futures Tumble Ahead Of Jobless Claims Report

Pre-open movers US stock futures traded lower in early pre-market trade. Data on weekly jobless claims will be released at 8:30 a.m. ET, while the Markit PMI services index for March will be released at 10:00 a.m. ET. The Kansas City Fed manufacturing index for March will be released at 11:00 a.m. ET. Futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average dipped 111 points to 17,538.00, while the Standard & Poor's 500 index futures fell 12.60 points to 2,041.15. Futures for the Nasdaq 100 index tumbled 43.20 points to 4,280.30. A Peek Into Global Markets European markets were lower today, with the Spanish Ibex Index dropping 0.92%, STOXX Europe 600 Index falling 1.46% and German DAX 30 index dropping 1.57%. French CAC 40 Index slipped 1.30% and London's FTSE 100 Index fell 1.23%. In Asian markets, Japan's Nikkei Stock Average slipped 1.39%, Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index dropped 0.13%, China's Shanghai Composite Index rose 0.58% and India's BSE Sensex slipped 2.33%. Broker Recommendation Analysts at BMO Capital downgraded Kraft Foods Group, Inc. KRFT from Outperform to Market Perform and raised the price target from $69.00 to $88.00. Kraft Foods shares fell 1.41% to $82.00 in pre-market trading. Breaking news

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• Equifax Inc. EFX announced today a partnership with the St. Louis Cardinals of Major League Baseball (MLB). To read the full news, click here.
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