Stock futures are higher Wednesday as investors welcome news that the U.S. reached a trade agreement with Japan and prepare for the release of quarterly results from major technology companies.

US stocks closed mixed Tuesday, but the benchmark S&P 500 (^GSPC) was able to eke out a new record as Wall Street digested a new batch of earnings, including a tariff warning from General Motors (GM),

Dow Futures rise as US-Japan trade deal boosts markets; earnings from Alphabet, Tesla, and chipmaker woes in focus.

Stock futures wavered between slight gains and losses Tuesday morning as investors reacted to quarterly results from a slew of major companies.

The Dow, S&P 500, and Nasdaq are mixed Tuesday as the stock market sifts through the latest second-quarter earnings results.

Dow Jones gains on strong healthcare and financials while Nasdaq drops as tech stocks retreat, signaling sector rotation in US indices today.

Regarding US equity pricing, including the Dow, the current period of uncertainty around the Federal Reserve, both in policy and tenure, has slowed recent market momentum. As such, markets are closely watching for any clues on future monetary policy decisions ahead of the July 30th decision.

Amcor PLC closed 15.59% short of its 52-week high of $11.48, which the company reached on September 27th.

The stock market was strong Tuesday outside growth. SAP led earnings movers late. Tesla, Google and GE Vernova are due Wednesday.