US futures edge down, euro hovers at 20-year low to dollar

NEW YORK: US futures slipped Wednesday and European benchmarks rose in early trading despite lingering anxieties about an economic slowdown that has pushed the euro to a 20-year low against the US dollar, according to AP.

Futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.3 percent and futures for the S&P 500 retreated 0.4 percent. Asian markets finished mostly lower, while oil prices recouped some lost ground.