Pre-open movers
US stock futures are lower this morning. Futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 59 points to 12,898.00 and S&P 500 index futures fell 7 points to 1,355.50. Nasdaq 100 futures declined 14 points to 2,611.50.
A Peek Into Global Markets
European markets were lower today. The STOXX Europe 600 Index declined 0.02%, French CAC 40 index fell 0.23% and German DAX 30 index dropped 0.87%.
Asian markets ended mostly lower, with Japan's Nikkei Stock Average dropping 2.78% and Australia's S&P/ASX 200 falling 2.19%. Hong Kong's Hang Seng index declined 2.61% and India's Sensex gained 0.61%.
Broker Recommendation
Analysts at Goldman Sachs downgraded Carnival Corporation CCL from “buy” to “neutral.” The target price for Carnival has been lowered from $31 to $30.
Carnival shares fell 0.86% to close at $32.26 on Friday.
Breaking news
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