PPI, Industrial Production, TIC Flows, Housing Confidence

Equity markets are looking down before the bell but the losses are modest compared to the Monday rally. 

S&P 500 futures are off 2.1 points to 1,104 and Dow future have shed 5 points to 10,363. On Monday investors pushed the S&P up nearly 16 points, or 1.45%, to a new 13-month high. The Dow saw a 1.33% gain to 10,407.

Meanwhile, emerging from a 15-month low the dollar index is up 0.4% to 75.20 a day after Fed chairman Ben Bernanke said the Fed would “help ensure that the dollar is strong.”

In line with equities, WTI Crude oil is off 34 cents to $78.56 per barrel, and Spot Gold is trading $8.26 lower at $1,131.

In earnings, Home Depot said sales fell 8% in the third quarter. The CEO said “there is still a great deal of pressure in the housing and home improvement markets, though there are some positive signs of stabilization.” Markets will hear from Target later in the day.

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