U.S. stock futures fell early Thursday as big technology shares declined ahead of their earnings reports after the bell.
Apple, Amazon, Alphabet and Facebook, representing nearly $5 trillion in market capitalization, are all set to report. All four shares were lower slightly in the premarket.
Dow Jones Industrial Average futures fell 240 points, or 0.9%. The move implied a loss of about 230 points at the open. S&P 500 futures lost 1%. Nasdaq-100 futures dropped 1.1%.