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PARIS (Reuters) Stock index futures pointed to slight gains at the open on Wall Street on Tuesday, with futures for the S P 500 up 0.17 percent, Dow Jones futures up 0.22 percent and Nasdaq 100 futures up 0.28 percent at 0820 GMT.
European shares halted a three-day rally and oil dipped on Tuesday as investors sensed that a recent sharp rally built on anticipation of bold stimulus measures from central banks in the United States and Europe may have been overdone.
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On the economic side, investors awaited U.S. personal income data, due at 1230 GMT, the S P/Case-Shiller home price index for May, due at 1300 GMT, and U.S. consumer confidence numbers for July, due at 1400 GMT.
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The recent ouster of General Motors Co s ( GM.N ) global marketing chief is related to a hugely expensive sponsorship deal with England s Manchester United soccer club for which GM is paying twice as much as the team s previous automotive sponsor.
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Japan s Panasonic Corp ( 6752.T ) reaped a near sevenfold gain in quarterly profit after slashing costs, and its new boss looks set to use that extra cash for a new round of layoffs and business restructuring to revive the electronics giant.
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The Dow Jones industrial average .DJI dipped 2.65 points, or 0.02 percent, to 13,073.01 at the close. The Standard Poor s 500 Index .SPX edged down just 0.67 of a point, or 0.05 percent, to 1,385.30. The Nasdaq Composite Index .IXIC fell 12.25 points, or 0.41 percent, to end at 2,945.84.