S&P 500 futures are down 0.3%. Dow Jones Industrial Average futures are dipping 0.3%. Nasdaq 100 futures are slipping 0.4%. On Tuesday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 10 points, or 0.02%, to 44922,

Dow Jones futures were little changed after hours, along with S&P 500 futures and Nasdaq futures. WalmartWMT earnings are due Thursday morning.The stock market had another mixed session, with the Nasdaq and S&P 500 falling but closing well off session lows.

Investors are eager for a sense of where policymakers stand on the question of interest rate cuts after economic data this month showed they face a tricky dilemma between a weakening labor market and stubborn inflation.

The soft patch seen in equity markets will likely continue as major U.S. index futures traded modestly lower early Tuesday. The market participants are widely expected to bide their time ahead of several key catalysts lined up over the next three days.

The major index futures are currently pointing to a mixed open for the markets, with the Dow futures up by 0.1 percent but the Nasdaq futures down by 0.2 percent.

US Stock Market Futures are slipping as investors adopt a cautious “wait-and-watch” approach. The Dow, S&P 500, Nasdaq futures show modest losses amid uncertainty over the Federal Reserve’s potential rate cuts and ongoing U.