PARIS (Reuters) - Stock index futures pointed to a mixed open on Wall Street on Tuesday after Monday's holiday. S&P 500 futures were up 0.1 percent, Dow Jones futures down 0.22 percent and Nasdaq 100 futures down 0.21 percent at 1035 GMT.
European shares fell in morning trade, with Germany's blue-chip DAX <.gdaxi> among the laggards, dragged down by large futures trades and led by Deutsche Bank
Investors awaited a raft of company results on Tuesday from bellwethers such as CSX
Republican leaders in the House of Representatives said they aim to pass on Wednesday a nearly four-month extension of the U.S. debt limit allowing the government to borrow enough to meet its obligations during that period.
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On the macro side, investors awaited existing home sales for December, due at 1500 GMT, while the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond is set to release its January indexes on area manufacturing and service sectors, also at 1500 GMT.
The Dow and S&P 500 closed at five-year highs on Friday as the market registered a third straight week of gains on a solid start to the quarterly earnings season.
The Dow Jones industrial average <.dji> was up 53.68 points, or 0.39 percent, at 13,649.70. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index <.spx> was up 5.04 points, or 0.34 percent, at 1,485.98. The Nasdaq Composite Index <.ixic> was down 1.30 points, or 0.04 percent, at 3,134.71.
(Reporting by Blaise Robinson; Editing by Ruth Pitchford)
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