US Stock Futures Dip as Earnings Disappoint

Key Points:

* US stock index futures fluctuate as major companies report earnings.
* Ford Motor Co. and Qualcomm Inc. slump after disappointing results.
* Nasdaq 100 futures remain stable, while S&P 500 futures pare early gains.
* Skyworks Solutions Inc. plunges over industry competition; Honeywell International Inc. announces split.
* Treasury Secretary comments on reducing 10-year yield, but investors remain skeptical.
* European stocks rise, led by better-than-expected results from Societe Generale SA and AstraZeneca Plc.
* UK stocks outperform, while pound declines after Bank of England rate cut.

Market Movements:

Stocks:

* S&P 500 futures: +0.2%
* Nasdaq 100 futures: Unchanged
* Dow Jones Industrial Average futures: Unchanged
* Stoxx 600: +0.8%
* MSCI World Index: Unchanged

Currencies:

* Bloomberg Dollar Spot Index: +0.3%
* Euro: -0.4% at $1.0366
* British pound: -0.9% at $1.2390
* Japanese yen: +0.2% at 152.25 per dollar

Cryptocurrencies:

* Bitcoin: +1.7% at $98,595.51
* Ether: +0.1% at $2,790.31

Bonds:

* 10-year US Treasury yield: +1 basis point to 4.43%
* 10-year German Bund yield: +1 basis point to 2.38%
* 10-year UK Gilt yield: Unchanged at 4.43%

Commodities:

* West Texas Intermediate crude: +0.6% at $71.43 a barrel
* Spot gold: -0.1% at $2,862.97 an ounce