US Stock Futures Edge Lower Ahead Of Wholesale Inventories Data

Pre-open movers US stock futures traded slightly lower in early pre-market trade. Data on wholesale inventories for April will be released at 10:00 a.m. ET. Futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average dipped 13.50 points to 17,754.50, while the Standard & Poor's 500 index futures fell 1.60 points to 2,076.65. Futures for the Nasdaq 100 index dropped 9.55 points to 4,422.70. A Peek Into Global Markets European markets were lower today, with the Spanish Ibex Index declining 0.49 percent, STOXX Europe 600 Index dipping 0.60 percent and German DAX 30 index dropping 1.18 percent. French CAC 40 Index slipped 0.46 percent and London's FTSE 100 Index fell 0.18 percent. In Asian markets, Japan's Nikkei Stock Average fell 1.76 percent, China's Shanghai Composite Index slipped 0.36 percent, Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index declined 1.20 percent and India's BSE Sensex fell 0.16 percent. Broker Recommendation Analysts at Deutsche Bank upgraded Amedisys Inc AMED from Hold to Buy and raised the price target from $28.00 to $41.00. Amedisys shares rose 1.46 percent to close at $34.64 yesterday. Breaking news

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