U.S. stock futures edged lower after data showed that China’s economic growth slowed sharply in the third quarter, and investors weighed the risk to global growth from stickier-than-anticipated inflation, supply-chain problems and heightened demand for energy.
Futures for the S&P 500 declined 0.2% Monday, indicating that the broad market index will dip after notching its best week since July last week. Contracts for the tech-focused Nasdaq-100 fell 0.3% and futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average edged 0.2% lower.