Trump’s China visit, inflation concerns and Cisco earnings dominate market focus: Dow Jones, S&P, Nasdaq, Wall Street Futures

U.S. stock index futures traded near unchanged levels on Wednesday as investors monitored President Donald Trump’s upcoming trip to China and prepared for another round of corporate earnings and economic developments. Trump is expected to hold talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping this week, with discussions likely to cover trade, Taiwan and the ongoing conflict involving Iran. Meanwhile, Cisco Systems (NASDAQ:CSCO) is scheduled to release quarterly earnings results, while the U.S. Senate is expected to confirm Kevin Warsh as the next chair of the Federal Reserve.

Futures remain close to flat

At 03:33 ET, Dow futures were down 26 points, or 0.1%, while S&P 500 futures added 12 points, or 0.2%. Nasdaq 100 futures outperformed, rising 151 points, or 0.5%.

Wall Street ended the previous session mixed as investors weighed ongoing tensions between Washington and Tehran against a pullback in semiconductor stocks, which had…