Here’s where stock futures stood ahead of the opening bell:
Dow Jones: -0.3%
S&P 500: -0.4%
Nasdaq: -0.3%
Chinese stocks fell Monday after a weak manufacturing report while Japan extended gains following its central bank’s introduction of a negative interest rate policy to boost lending and spur growth.
The Shanghai composite index fell 1.8% to close at 2,688.85 and Japan’s Nikkei 225 gained 2% to finish at 17,865.23. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index lost 0.5% to end at 19,595.50 points.
European shares were lower Monday. Germany’s DAX index was down 0.6%, France’s CAC 40 also lost 0.6% and Britain’s FTSE 100 was 0.3% lower.
U.S. stock markets posted their biggest gains in about five months on Friday, but ended January with losses.
By: Jane Onyanga-Omara.
Contributing: Associated Press.