U.S. stock futures lower  in pre-market trading for , April 09.The Dow Futures is trading at 26,329.50  with a loss of -0.02% percent or -4.50 point.The S&P 500 Futures is trading at 2,895.88  with a loss of  -0.08% percent or -2.37 point.The Nasdaq Futures is trading at 7,612.62 with a loss of -0.14%  percent or -10.88 point.

In overnight trading in the Eastern Hemisphere, In other parts of world, Japan’s Nikkei 225 is trading at 21,802.59  up with +0.19% percent or +40.94 point. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng is trading at 30,120.55 up with +0.14% percent or +43.40   point. China’s Shanghai Composite is trading at 3,234.35  with a loss of -0.32% percent or -10.46 point. India’s BSE Sensex is trading at 38,622.23   with a loss of  -0.20% percent or -78.30 point at 12:15 PM.The FTSE 100 is trading at 7,455.51  up with  +0.049% percent or +3.62 point. Germany’s DAX is trading at 11,956.14  with  a loss of -0.061% percent or  – 7.26 point. France’s CAC 40 is trading at 5,478.06 up with +0.11% percent or +6.29  point. The Stoxx Europe 600 is trading at 388.16  up with +0.17% percent or +0.67 point.

Tuesday’s Factors and Events

Market focus is largely attuned to corporate results, with major U.S. banks set to get the ball rolling later in the week. J.P. Morgan Chase & Co and Wells Fargo are both poised to report their latest figures on Friday. Concerns about U.S. earnings have dragged on U.S. equities in recent sessions, though a robust jobs report last week helped to soothe frayed nerves.

Monday’s Activity

For the day the Dow is trading at 26,341.02  with a loss of -0.32% percent or -83.97 point. The S&P 500 is trading at 2,895.77 up with +0.10% percent or +3.03 point. The Nasdaq Composite is trading at 7,953.88  up with +0.19% percent or +15.19 point.

Other leading market index closes included the small-cap Russell 2000 Index closed at 1,579.00 with a loss of -0.22% percent or -3.55 point; the S&P 600 Small-Cap Index closed at 964.85 with a loss of -0.13% percent or -1.30 point; the S&P 400 Mid-Cap Index closed at 1,949.36 up with +0.023% percent or +0.45 point; the S&P 100 Index closed at 1,277.57 up with +0.16% percent or +2.03 point; the Russell 3000 Index closed at 1,707.67  up with +0.081% percent or +1.39 point; the Russell 1000 Index closed at 1,604.56  up with +0.10% or +1.68 point