Futures contracts for U.S. stock indices - for March delivery - recorded noticeable declines across all major indices, led by the technology-focused Nasdaq, just before the opening of Wednesday's session.
The performance of U.S. stock index futures was as follows:
The Dow Jones Industrial Average futures are trading near the 44,623.00 level, down about 0.17%. The Nasdaq 100 futures fell by 0.92% or about 200.25 points, to 21,470.00 points. The S&P 500 futures recorded a decline of about 0.54% to reach the 6,030.25 level.