Investing.com - U.S. stock index futures were mixed Wednesday as Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS) beat estimates.
The Dow futures was off 0.02% at 08:00 ET. TheDJI closed off 0.25% overnight.
The S&P 500 futures edged up 0.05% after a record close overnight.
The tech-heavy Nasdaq 100 futures added 0.20%.
The Nasdaq composite looks set to post fresh record highs at the opening.
The dollar index recovered some ground but remained near multi-month lows.
Housing starts and building permits beat estimates.
Oil swung between moderate gains and losses ahead of the EIA inventories report.
(NYSE:{{8056|Morgan Stanley}) was up 2% pre-market as Q2 EPS came in at $0.87 vs. estimate of $0.76.
Revenues in the quarter also exceeded estimates at $9.50 billion.
(NYSE:IBM) was sharply lower pre-market as earnings missed estimates.