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U.S. stocks appear poised for a cautious opening on Tuesday as the Federal Reserve begins its two-day meeting to discuss the direction of monetary policy amid soft inflation and a weakening labor market.
Data from the CME FedWatch tool indicates a 96.1% probability of a 25-basis-point interest rate cut at the September meeting.
While Dow Jones futures were flat at the time of writing, the S&P 500 futures rose 0.2%, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq 100’s futures gained 0.33%. Futures of the Russell 2000 index were up 0.06%.
Meanwhile, the SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY) was up 0.19% at the time of writing, while Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ) gained 0.3% on Tuesday morning. Retail sentiment around the S&P 500 ETF on Stocktwits was in the ‘bullish’ territory.
Asian markets ended Tuesday’s trading session on a largely positive note, with the KOSPI leading with gains of 1.23%, followed by the TWSE Capitalization Weighted Stock index at 1.06%, the Nikkei 225 index at 0.53%, and the Shanghai Composite at 0.04%.
The Hang Seng index declined 0.04%.
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