Dow futures tick lower following best week since June

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Dow futures tick lower following best week since June
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By Oliver Gray 

Investing.com - U.S. stock futures trading lower during Sunday's evening deals, following the strongest weekly advance in almost five months as market participants rotated back into risk-sensitive asset classes after weaker-than-expected CPI data.

By 18:40 ET (23:40 GMT) Dow Jones Futures and S&P 500 Futures fell 0.2% apiece, while Nasdaq 100 Futures dipped 0.3%.

Ahead in the week, investors will be looking towards fresh producer price index , exports , imports , and retail sales data as well as building permits , housing starts , and existing home sales .

On the earnings front, investors will be bracing for results from major retailers including Walmart Inc (NYSE: WMT ), Home Depot Inc (NYSE: HD ), Target Corporation (NYSE: TGT ), Lowe’s Companies Inc (NYSE: LOW ), Macy’s Inc (NYSE: M ), and Kohl's Corp (NYSE: KSS ).

During Friday’s trading session, the Dow Jones Industrial Average added 32.5 points or 0.1% to 33,747.9, the S&P 500 gained 36.5 points or 0.9% to 3,992.9, and the NASDAQ Composite gained 209.2 points or 1.9% to 11,323.3. For the week, the Dow rallied 4.2%, the S&P 500 added 5.9%, and the NASDAQ popped 8.1%,

On the bond markets, United States 10-Year rates were at 3.811%.

 
 

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