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Equities sink as oil extends rally

09:35

Stock futures drifted lower during the early session as corporate earnings remain in focus. Also being watched are oil prices, which continue to rise and are now above $69 a barrel. The early economic data, which included in-line weekly jobless claims data and a better than expected Philadelphia Fed survey, had little effect on the futures. The futures action led to a lower open for the broader market as investors digest the latest round of earnings and look to the leading economic indicators report scheduled for release at 10:00 am ET. In early trading, the Dow is down 92 points, the Nasdaq…

Stock futures drifted lower during the early session as corporate earnings remain in focus. Also being watched are oil prices, which continue to rise and are now above $69 a barrel. The early economic data, which included in-line weekly jobless claims data and a better than expected Philadelphia Fed survey, had little effect on the futures. The futures action led to a lower open for the broader market as investors digest the latest round of earnings and look to the leading economic indicators report scheduled for release at 10:00 am ET. In early trading, the Dow is down 92 points, the Nasdaq is down 35 points and the S&P is down 12 points.

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