US pre-open: Stocks mixed ahead of earnings-heavy week

(Sharecast News) - Wall Street futures were mixed ahead of the bell on Monday as market participants prepped for one of the busiest weeks on the first-quarter earnings calendar.
As of 1235 BST, Dow Jones futures were up 0.09%, while S&P 500 and Nasdaq-100 futures were 0.08% and 0.33% lower, respectively.

The Dow closed 227.59 points higher on Friday as major indices recovered from worries about President Joe Biden hiking the capital gains tax on the nation's richest citizens.

Corporate earnings will again be firmly in focus on Monday, with Tesla set to report after the close, while many of the US' largest tech companies will report results throughout the course of the week, including Apple, Microsoft, Amazon and Google parent company Alphabet.

Boeing, Ford and Caterpillar will also post earnings before the week is out.

Investors will also be looking ahead to the Federal Reserve's two-day policy meeting, starting on Tuesday, the debut of Biden's "American Families Plan" and more inflation data.

On the macro front, durable goods orders will be released shortly, while the Dallas Fed's manufacturing index for April will be posted at 1430 BST.