Futures contracts for U.S. stock indices – for delivery in March – recorded limited declines during pre-market trading on Tuesday, after the U.S. manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) for March contracted to 49.8 points, down from 52.7 points in February. This reflects a deterioration in manufacturing activity in the United States, which has potential negative implications for overall economic performance.
The performance of the futures contracts for U.S. stock indices before the opening was as follows:
Futures contracts for the Dow Jones Industrial Average recorded approximately 42,849.00 points, down about 0.11%.
Futures contracts for the Nasdaq 100 are trading near 20,319.25 points, which represents a decline of about 0.27%.
Futures contracts for the S&P 500 declined by approximately 0.15% to 5,807.00 points.
