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Dow futures decline, focus on earnings, FOMC minutes

By Oliver Gray 

Investing.com – U.S. stock futures were trading lower during Monday’s evening deals, with major benchmark averages remaining closed during the regular session for a public holiday.

By 6:30pm ET (11:30pm GMT) Dow Jones Futures and S&P 500 Futures fell 0.3% each, while Nasdaq 100 Futures slipped 0.1%.

In extended deals, Nordson Corp (NASDAQ:NDSN) added 1.1% after the company reported Q1 EPS of $1.95 versus $1.98 expected on revenues of $610.48 million versus $622.98 million expected.

Williams Companies Inc (NYSE:WMB) added 1.4% after reporting Q4 EPS of $1.82, beating expectations of $0.50, while revenue came in at $10.97 billion versus $2.89 billion expected.

HealthStream (NASDAQ:HSTMreported Q4 EPS of $0.08 versus $0.05 expected on revenue of $68.54 million versus $68.02 million expected.

Ahead in the week, investors will be focused on the release of the FOMC’s latest meeting minutes where policymakers raised rates by 25 basis points.

On the earnings front, major retail companies including Walmart Inc (NYSE:WMT) and Home Depot Inc (NYSE:HD) are set to release results later on Tuesday.

On the bond markets, United States 10-Year rates were at 3.842%.