Futures Barely Move



U.S. stock futures were little changed on Tuesday after the Dow Jones Industrial Average hit a fresh all-time high.

Futures for the 30-stock index fought higher 11 points to 50,230.

Futures for the S&P 500 marched 11.25 points, or 0.2%, at 6,994.50.

Futures for the NASDAQ hiked 52 points, or 0.2%, to 25,406.

Coca-Cola on Tuesday reported mixed quarterly results, although demand for its drinks in North America and Latin America is beginning to show signs of improvement.

Shares of the soft drink giant fell more than 4% in premarket trading

The latest retail sales report will be released Tuesday morning and is expected to show a 0.5% monthly gain, or 0.3% when excluding auto-related items. Investors are awaiting the big jobs report on Wednesday, and the consumer price index on Friday.

In Japan, the Nikkei 225 index soared 2.3% Tuesday, while the Hang Seng in Hong Kong jumped 0.6%.

Oil prices gained seven cents to $64.43 U.S. a barrel.

Gold prices settled $10.70 to $5,068.70 U.S an ounce.

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