Home Depot stock is pacing to open higher after earnings
Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) futures are trading above fair value this morning, as U.S. stocks prepare to gain back some of Monday's monster losses, which sent the blue-chip index spiraling more than 1,000 points. While coronavirus headlines continue to swirl, traders this morning are also monitoring earnings updates, namely from Dow component Home Depot (HD) and fellow retail stock Macy's (M). Against this backdrop, the S&P 500 Index (SPX) and Nasdaq-100 Index (NDX) are set for positive opens, as well.
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It was a mixed bag for Asian markets today. Japanese investors returned from yesterday's holiday to increased coronavirus panic on Tuesday, causing the Nikkei to shed a whopping 3.3%, while the Shanghai Composite in China lost 0.6%. South Korea's Kospi managed to recover some of yesterday's steep losses to finish up 1.2%, brushing off a drop in consumer confidence to six-month lows. The Hang Seng in Hong Kong, meanwhile, added 0.3%.
European stocks are spiraling at midday, amid news that the World Health Organization (WHO) sent a mission to support Italian authorities dealing with the spreading coronavirus outbreak in the country. The London FTSE 100 is down 0.5%, while the French CAC 40 and the German DAX have both shed 0.3% so far, the latter slipping on weak export data for the fourth quarter.