U.S. stock futures are mixed in pre-market trading for Thursday, November 09. The Dow Futures are trading at 23,468.00  with a loss of  -0.10% percent or -23.00 point. The S&P 500 Futures are trading at 2,586.62 with a loss of -0.17% percent or -4.38 point. The Nasdaq Futures are trading at 6,330.51 with a loss of -0.17% percent or -10.99 point.

In overnight trading in the Eastern Hemisphere, Japan’s Nikkei 225 are trading at 22,868.71  with  a loss of –0.20% percent or –45.11 point. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng are trading at 29,150.24 for up with +0.84% percent or  +242.64 point. China’s Shanghai Composite are trading at 3,427.79 for up with +0.36% percent or +12.33 point. India’s BSE Sensex are trading at 33,134.06 with a loss of –0.25% percent or –91.22 point at 12:15 PM.The FTSE 100 are trading at 7,525.08 with a loss of –0.06% percent or –4.64 point. Germany’s DAX are trading at 13,357.53 with a loss of  –0.19% percent or –24.89 point. France’s CAC 40 are trading at 5,464.78   with a loss of – 0.12% percent or –6.65 point. The Stoxx Europe 600 are trading at 393.56 with a loss of 0.23% percent or -0.89 point.

Thursday’s Factors and Events

U.S. stock index futures pointed to a slightly lower open Thursday, as investors pivoted their attention to the latest flood of corporate earnings.

Corporate earnings are expected to shake up some sentiment today, as a whole slew of major brands gear up to publish their latest financial figures.

Ahead of the opening bell, Office Depot, D.R. Horton, Party City, Kohl’s, Time Inc., Macy’s, TransCanada and Azul are some of the companies set to release earnings.

 Looking past the bell, Disney, Nvidia, News Corp., Hertz Global, Lionsgate, Redfin and Equifax are also expected to keep investors on edge as they get ready to report.

Wednesday’s Activity

U.S. market were higher on wednesday. For the day the Dow Jones Industrial Average closed at 23,563.36 for up with +0.03% percent or +6.13 point. The S&P 500 closed at 2,594.38 for up with +0.14% percent or +3.74 point. The Nasdaq Composite closed at 6,789.12 for up with +0.32% percent or +21.34  point.

Other leading market index closes included the small-cap Russell 2000 Index closed at 1,481.73 for up with +0.18%   percent or +2.64 point; the S&P 600 Small-Cap Index closed at 896.98 for up  with +0.44% percent or +3.91 point; the S&P 400 Mid-Cap Index closed at 1,836.09 for up with +0.30% percent or  +5.47 point; the S&P 100 Index closed at 1,145.43 for up with  +0.11% percent or +1.29 point; the Russell 3000 Index closed at 1,534.45 for up with  +0.15% percent or +2.32 point; the Russell 1000 Index closed at 1,437.12 for up with +0.15% percent or +2.14 point; and the Dow Jones U.S. Select Dividend Index closed at 23,563.36 for up with +0.03% percent or +6.13 point.