Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., November 17, 2023.
Big Tech stocks, which have powered most of the S&P 500's gains this year, now face an important test with Nvidia due to report third-quarter results after markets close.
Before the quarterly report, minutes of the Fed's November meeting are likely to offer more cues on the monetary policy path after evidence of slowing inflation boosted expectations that U.S. interest rates had peaked.
ET, Dow e-minis were down 51 points, or 0.14%, S&P 500 e-minis were down 4.75 points, or 0.1%, and Nasdaq 100 e-minis were down 4 points, or 0.02%.
Among other stocks, U.S.-listed shares of Baidu gained 2% as China's biggest internet search engine provider's third-quarter revenue beat estimates.
Persons:
Brendan McDermid, Stuart Cole, Cole, Amruta Khandekar, Ankika Biswas, Maju Samuel
Organizations:
New York Stock Exchange, REUTERS, Dow, Nasdaq, Big Tech, Nvidia, Equiti, Traders, Dow e, Baidu, Thomson
Locations:
New York City, U.S, China