Traders Digest Economic Growth Data Ahead of Fed Decision as US Equity Futures Tread Water Pre-Bell

MT Newswires Live
Jul 30

US equity futures were flat ahead of Wednesday's opening bell as traders digested economic growth data ahead of the Federal Reserve's monetary policy decision.

Dow Jones Industrial Average futures were flat, S&P 500 futures were 0.1% higher and Nasdaq futures were up 0.2%.

The policy-setting Federal Open Market Committee is scheduled to release a statement at the conclusion of its two-day meeting at 2 pm ET.

Oil prices were little changed, with front-month global benchmark North Sea Brent crude up 0.1% at $71.70 per barrel and US West Texas Intermediate crude 0.2% higher at $69.37 per barrel.

The ADP Institute's employment report, released at 8:15 am ET, showed a monthly 104,000 increase in private payrolls for July following a 23,000 decrease in the prior month, compared with estimates compiled by Bloomberg for a 76,000 increase.

The gross domestic product report, released at 8:30 am ET, showed a 3% annual growth for Q2 versus a 0.5% decrease in Q1, compared with estimates for a 2.6% increase.

The pending home sales index, due at 10 am ET, is seen coming in at a 0.2% uptick for June versus May's 1.8% increase.

In other world markets, Japan's Nikkei closed 0.05% lower, Hong Kong's Hang Seng ended 1.4% lower, and China's Shanghai Composite finished 0.2% higher. Meanwhile, the UK's FTSE 100 was down 0.2%, and Germany's DAX index was up 0.1% in Europe's early afternoon session.

In equities, LendingClub (LC) shares were 26% higher pre-bell after the company reported late Tuesday higher Q2 earnings and sales.

On the losing side, ProPetro (PUMP) stock was down 13% after the company reported a wider Q2 loss amid lower revenue.

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