Stock futures were edging higher after data showed retail sales rose in October, and cryptocurrencies broadly declined. Here’s what we’re watching ahead of Tuesday’s opening bell:
- Bitcoin briefly fell below $59,000 on Tuesday morning, tumbling to the lowest level this month, before edging back up to trade just above $60,000. Ether slid for a fifth consecutive day, declining another 5% to around $4,300. It is down more than 12% from its latest record.
- Stocks in the crypto universe were caught in the downdraft. Bitcoin wallet provider Coinbase was down 3.2%, and bitcoin miners Marathon Digital and Riot Blockchain slid 4.7% and 9.9% respectively.
- Walmart nudged down 0.7% premarket after its earnings beat estimates and it lifted its guidance.
- Home Depot shares added 1.1% after the home-improvement retailer reported profit and same-store sales that beat forecasts.
- Lucid Group shares rose 11% premarket after the luxury electric-vehicle maker reported a jump in orders and forecast further increases this year.
- Unity Software shares dropped 3.8% premarket. The company after Monday’s close proposed a $1.5 billion offering of convertible senior notes.
- Royalty Pharma shares jumped 5.5%. Berkshire Hathaway said Monday it had taken a stake in the company during the third quarter.
- Workday shares were up 2.5%. UBS raised its rating on the stock to a buy, and on Monday Morgan Stanley and Oppenheimer lifted their price targets for the stock.
- Advance Auto Parts slipped 1.6% premarket after it reported a decrease in operating income during the third quarter.
- La-Z-Boy and Star Bulk Carriers are due to report after Tuesday’s close.
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- The tight supply and demand balance in the global oil market could be about to ease, the IEA said in its monthly report.
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