U.S. stock futures fell amid disappointing quarterly results at companies including Google Inc., American Express Co. (AXP) and General Electric Co. (GE).
Microsoft Corp., International Business Machines Corp. (IBM) and Intel (INTC) Corp. added at least 0.9 percent as results beat projections.
Investors also awaited a report which may show that sales of previously owned U.S. homes rose in December to the highest level in more than a year. Greek officials and private creditors entered a third day of negotiations on a debt swap deal that’s crucial to lowering the country’s borrowings and freeing up a second round of international aid.
Global stocks:
Nikkei 8,766 +126.68 +1.47%
Hang Seng 20,110 +167.42 +0.84%
Shanghai Composite 2,319 +23.04 +1.00%
FTSE 5,742 +1.18 +0.02%
CAC 3,316 -12.85 -0.39%
DAX 6,410 -6.20 -0.10%
Crude oil: $99.12 (-1,3%).
Gold: $1651.10 (-0,2%).