BRIEFING.COM: "S&P futures vs fair value: -2.50. Nasdaq futures vs fair value: -0.80. Stock futures continue to suggest that the broader market will open with a slight loss. The downtick in stock prices stems from a stronger dollar, which is off of its morning high, but still up 0.5% against a basket of foreign currencies, and overseas selling that followed indications of tighter monetary policy in Asia. However, retailers have offered support for premarket participants; the latest batch of monthly same-store sales results proved better than expected and several companies were confident enough to increase their earnings outlook. The latest initial claims figures weren't anything to applaud, but then again they weren't any worse than expected." |