Investing.com - U.S. chemicals giant EI DuPont De Nemours & Company reported higher-than-expected second quarter earnings ahead of Tuesday’s opening bell, despite missing on revenue figures.
Earlier in the day, in its second quarter earnings report, DuPont said operating earnings per share came in at USD1.28, beating expectations for USD1.27 per share.
The company’s second quarter revenue totaled USD9.84 billion, below expectations for revenue of USD10 billion.
The chemicals maker expects third quarter adjusted earnings of USD0.40 per share, below market expectations for USD0.51 per share.
DuPont shares did not trade ahead of the open.
Meanwhile, the outlook for U.S. equity markets was mildly higher. The Dow Jones Industrial Average futures indicated a gain of 0.1% at the open, S&P 500 futures pointed to a 0.2% increase, while Nasdaq 100 futures indicated an advance of 0.2% at the open.