Stock futures are flat as Wall Street readies for presidential election: Live updates

Stock futures were small changed successful overnight trading up of Tuesday's high-stakes U.S. statesmanlike election

Futures tied to the Dow Jones Industrial Average added 6 points. S&P 500 futures and Nasdaq-100 futures hovered adjacent the flatline.

Palantir popped 13% successful overnight trading connected strong quarterly results and upbeat gross guidance, portion NXP Semiconductors fell connected a brushed outlook owed to macro concerns.

Stocks finished little successful Monday's league arsenic safe-haven U.S. Treasury yields declined. The Dow slumped much than 250 points, oregon 0.6%. The S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite fell astir 0.3% each.

The latest canvass from NBC News suggests the contention is "neck and neck" between erstwhile President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris. Close attraction besides remains connected which enactment dominates Congress, fixed that a expanse by Republicans oregon Democrats could lend to drastic spending changes oregon a large revamp of taxation policy.

The results could heavy impact wherever stocks extremity the year, but investors whitethorn privation to brace for immoderate near-term choppiness. CNBC data going backmost to 1980 suggests the large averages summation betwixt Election Day and the extremity of the year, but typically autumn successful the league and week after. Uncertainty implicit the results could pb to adjacent much shakiness successful the market.

"The setup is inactive skewed to the affirmative and the bull cases is inactive intact, unless we get a caller argumentation from a caller governmental authorities that looks similar it's going to beryllium much austere," Trivariate Research laminitis Adam Parker said Monday connected CNBC's "Closing Bell."

Beyond the election, investors await the Federal Reserve's November complaint determination owed Thursday and caller commentary from Chair Jerome Powell connected the cardinal bank's argumentation moves going forward. Traders are pricing successful 98% likelihood of a quarter-point chopped pursuing September's half-point reduction, according to CME Group's FedWatch Tool.

Earnings play continues Tuesday with results from Super Micro Computer and Yum Brands.