Weakness in the euro is pressuring U.S. equity indexes, which bounced between positive and negative territory overnight.
S&P 500 futures are down 3.25 points, or 0.21 percent, to 1394 after trading as high as 1403.75 earlier today. Nasdaq 100 futures are off 1 point, or 0.05 percent, to 2708 as of this writing.
Much of the decline in can be attributed to the euro falling and the dollar gaining. The euro/dollar is trading at 0.43 percent to 1.2308, down from a high of 1.238 overnight.
European stocks are lower as well, with the German DAX dropping 0.82 percent and the U.K. FTSE 100 declining 0.22 percent.
Asian indexes closed higher on more hopes of stimulus measures from Beijing after China reported slowing manufacturing numbers while inflation remains low. Japan's Nikkei 225 surged 1.1 percent and Hong Kong's Hang Seng rose 1.02 percent.
Commodities are off their session highs, with copper down 0.42 percent to 3.4075. Spot gold prices are down 3.20 points, or 0.2 percent, to 1612. Crude-oil futures are up 0.16 percent to 93.48.
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