Investing.com - U.S. stock index futures were lower Tuesday ahead of expected comments by Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen.
The Dow futures was off 0.08% at 8:00 ET. TheDJI closed up 0.07% overnight.
The S&P 500 futures fell 0.09%. The tech-heavy Nasdaq 100 futures shed 0.40%.
The dollar index was below 97 as hawkish ECB chief Mario Draghi drives euro higher.
Oil extended its recovery. API stockpiles due.
There are doubts about whether the healthcare bill can muster enough votes to be passed.
CB consumer confidence figures are due out after market opens.
Tech stocks remain under pressure. (NASDAQ:{{100160|Alphabet}) lower as EC slaps €2.4 bn fine on Google (NASDAQ:GOOGL).