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.

Stock futures are pointing to a slightly lower open for major indexes on Wednesday as investors respond to a slew of earnings reports from retailers and brace for a big speech later in the week by Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell.

September Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQU24) are down -0.37% this morning as a widespread cyber outage that hit banks, airlines, and broadcasters weighed on investor sentiment.

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.