Stock futures are indicating a mixed open this morning, with techs weaker, and the broader market flat to positive.
The tech stocks are taking a hit after Finnish phone giant Nokia Oyj cut its sales forecast for the coming year.
Also, Advanced Micro Devices Inc. issued an earnings warning, and EMC Corp. reported its third straight quarterly loss.
In other earnings news, drug giant Merck & Co. saw its profit slide a little in the first quarter.
The only economic news out so far, has initial jobless claims more or less flat from last week.
In Canada, new motor vehicle sales edged down 0.4% in February from January, following four consecutive monthly increases.
In Europe, stocks are mixed so far today, too, with Nokia weighing on tech names such as Alcatel SA, Ericsson AB and Vodafone Group plc. But much of the rest of the market is supportive. The FTSE is up 10 points to 5,274. The CAC 40 has a three-point gain to 4,599. The DAX is down 16 points to 5,303.
Overnight in Asia, stocks posted small gains. The Nikkei added 32 points to 11,576. The Hang Seng gained 127 points to 11,217.
In earnings news today, Rogers Communications Inc. reported a first quarter loss of $97.6 million, up from a $147 million loss in the quarter last year. Rogers Wireless Communications Inc. saw its loss shrink from $83.3 million to $38.4 million.