Market Snapshot: U.S. stock futures advance as Treasury yields dip ahead of Fed minutes

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U.S. stock futures rose Wednesday as bond yields fell and traders eyed publication later in the day of the Federal Reserve’s minutes from its July rate-setting meeting.

How are stock-index futures trading

On Tuesday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA fell 361 points, or 1.02%, to 34946, the S&P 500 SPX declined 52 points, or 1.16%, to 4438, and the Nasdaq Composite COMP dropped 157 points, or 1.14%, to 13631.

What’s driving markets

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