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Spotify ( SPOT ), General Motors ( GM ) jump after results
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United Parcel Service ( UPS ) slumps after missing Q2 estimates
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Tesla, Alphabet to kick off Magnificent Seven earnings AMC
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Futures: Dow up 0.08%, S&P 500 up 0.07%, Nasdaq down 0.02%
(Updated at 7:12 a.m. ET/1112 GMT)
By Ankika Biswas and Lisa Pauline Mattackal
July 23 (Reuters) -
Wall Street futures were little changed on Tuesday amid a
flurry of mixed corporate earnings, as investor focus turned to
Big Tech results scheduled later in the day to gauge if the
market's recent record-breaking rally has momentum to spare.
With investors returning to megacap growth stocks on Monday,
the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq logged their biggest
one-day gain in more than a month, snapping a three-day losing
streak triggered by investors exiting megacap tech stocks in
favor of underperforming sectors.
Attention now turns to results from tech behemoths,
which will be key to determine whether 2024's record rally can
be sustained as investors assess whether U.S. stocks are
overvalued, or have more room to rise.
Alphabet and Tesla, two of the so-called
Magnificent Seven companies, are set to report quarterly results
after markets close. In a largely mixed premarket session for
the group, their shares were up 0.3% and 1.2%, respectively,
"The consensus seems to be for encouraging figures
later, with surveys suggesting investors are expecting earnings
results, (not necessarily lower rates from the Fed), to drive
the next leg in the equity rally," analysts at ING said in a
note.
"On a total return basis, the Magnificent Seven has lost
close to 8% this month, tonight's release therefore will have a
big say in whether the rally resumes."
Amid a slew of corporate earnings, Spotify Technology ( SPOT )
leapt 13% after its second-quarter results were broadly
in line with analysts' estimates, while General Motors ( GM )
gained 4.6% after beating forecasts for profit and revenue.
United Parcel Service ( UPS ) slumped 7.8% after missing
earnings estimates on subdued package delivery demand and higher
labor-contract costs.
Coca-Cola
rose 1.0%, while Comcast ( CMCSA ) gained 2.2% after
results.
Of the 74 S&P 500 companies that have reported quarterly
results during this earnings season, 81.1% beat expectations,
according to LSEG data.
At 7:12 a.m. ET, Dow e-minis were up 34 points, or
0.08%, S&P 500 e-minis were up 4 points, or 0.07%, and
Nasdaq 100 e-minis were down 4.75 points, or 0.02%.
Economic data scheduled for this week including the
Personal Consumption Expenditures Price Index, the Fed's
preferred inflation gauge, will be crucial in assessing the
monetary policy outlook amid the recent inflation downtrend and
signs the labor market is easing.
Bets of a 25-basis-point interest-rate cut by September
have shot up to nearly 92%, from nearly 60% last month,
according to CME's FedWatch Tool, with two rate cuts expected by
the year end.
Among other single movers, NXP Semiconductors ( NXPI )
slumped 7.9% after the company forecast third-quarter revenue
below estimates, as it battles sluggish demand from automotive
customers.
Other chip stocks including ON Semiconductor, Texas
Instruments ( TXN ) and Advanced Micro Devices ( AMD ) were also
down between 0.7% and 2.5%.
AI chip firm Nvidia ( NVDA ) edged 0.4% lower after
logging its steepest one-day gain in nearly a month in Monday's
session.
Shares of Trump Media & Technology Group ( DJT ) slipped
3.1% after a choppy session on Monday following U.S. President
Joe Biden's withdrawal from the Democratic ticket and as Vice
President Kamala Harris become the party's presumed nominee.