By Danilo
Hey, mooers! Here are things you need to know before the opening bell:
- U.S. stock futures were mildly lower in early morning trading on Tuesday after a tech-focused sell-off spurred by rising bond yields that saw the Nasdaq Composite drop more than 1%.
- The deal for Canada-based Scanline is the latest in a string of acquisitions by Netflix.
Market Snapshot
U.S. stock futures were mildly lower in early morning trading on Tuesday after a tech-focused sell-off spurred by rising bond yields that saw the Nasdaq Composite drop more than 1%.
$Dow Jones Industrial Average(.DJI.US)$ futures gained 16 points. $S&P 500 Index(.SPX.US)$ futures and $NASDAQ 100 Index(.NDX.US)$ futures both traded below the flatline.
Market Temperature
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Source: CNBC, Dow Jones Newswires, Bloomberg