Stocks looked set to fall on Tuesday, with investors feeling on edge about looming U.S. jobs data and uncertainty around President Donald Trump’s tariffs.
Futures tracking the Dow Jones Industrial Average were down 194 points, or 0.4%. S&P 500 futures slid 0.5%, and contracts tied to the tech-heavy Nasdaq 100 dropped 0.7%.
U.S. stock exchanges were closed for Labor Day on Monday, so the action ahead of the opening bell will be investors’ first chance to gauge whether equities can continue to rack up gains after a stellar summer.
