Wall Street held near its records in premarket trading Tuesday as traders digested the latest corporate earnings reports while waiting for fresh cues about interest rates from the Federal Reserve.
Futures for the S&P 500 and Nasdaq were each off about 0.1% before the bell, while futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average inched up 0.1%.
This week will bring updates from the head of the Federal Reserve and from some of the biggest U.S. retailers.
Home Depot shares held steady Tuesday after the home improvement chain reaffirmed its previous full-year guidance even as its second-quarter sales and profit came in a touch lighter than analysts forecast. The company said homeowners have been focused on smaller home repairs while putting off bigger projects because of increased borrowing cost