S&P 500 futures slip as Google parent’s slump offsets Microsoft advance

U.S. stock futures were mixed early Wednesday as a sharp decline in Alphabet shares counteracted a jump in Microsoft following earnings.

How are stock-index futures trading

On Tuesday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA rose 205 points, or 0.62%, to 33141, the S&P 500 SPX increased 31 points, or 0.73%, to 4248, and the Nasdaq Composite COMP gained 122 points, or 0.93%, to 13140.

What’s driving markets

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