U.S. stock index futures edged lower on Wednesday as a move to launch an impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump injected a fresh dose of uncertainty, with forecast-beating results from Nike Inc helping dispel some gloom.
The inquiry, which pushed the S&P 500 (SPX) to post its biggest percentage drop in a month on Tuesday, worsened an already fragile sentiment after Trump hardened his stance over the trade dispute with China, saying he would not accept a "bad deal".
Futures pointed to opening losses for the main three indexes, with trade-sensitive shares of chipmakers and industrial companies trending lower.
Advanced Micro Devices Inc (AMD.US), Intel Corp (INTC.US) and Nvidia Corp (NVDA.US) shed between 0.5% to 0.9% in premarket trading, while Boeing Co (BA.US) dropped 0.4%.
Dow e-minis were down 51 points, or 0.19%. S&P 500 e-minis were down 7.25 points, or 0.24% and Nasdaq 100 e-minis were down 30.25 points, or 0.39%.
Nike's shares (NKE) jumped 5.7% premarket, on course for a record open and likely boosting the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI), after first-quarter results beat market expectations.
Shares in retailer Foot Locker Inc (FL.US) gained 1%.
Chipmaker Broadcom Inc (AVGO.US) dropped 3% after it priced an upsized offering of convertible preferred stock.
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