US index futures pushed lower by oil prices

By FXStreet FXStreet (Mumbai) – The major US equity index futures fell into losses, tracking the oil-led decline in the European stock markets.

At the time of writing, the DJIA futures were trading 0.40% lower. The S&P 500 futures and the Nasdaq futures were down 0.4% each as well. The energy and mining stocks are likely to push the indices lower after the opening bell.

Oil prices fell after Saudi’s Aramco said it is keeping up investments in energy projects; a sign that the Kingdom is unperturbed by the drop in the oil prices.

The trading volumes may be low today due to the weekend blizzard that paralyzed several large East Coast cities.
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Source:: FX Street