* JPMorgan Chase <JPM.N> shares edged down 0.4
percent to $57.95 in premarket, after the biggest U.S. bank
posted third-quarter earnings. The results were released earlier
than anticipated on an investment website ahead of its official
release on Tuesday.
* The benchmark S&P closed below its 200-day moving average for
the first time since Nov. 16, 2012 on Monday and is now down 6.8
percent from its record closing high on September 18 on concerns
global economic weakness could hurt U.S. earnings and the
potential spread of Ebola.
* The CBOE Volatility index <.VIX> ended Monday's session at
24.64, its highest close since June 2012.
* S&P 500 companies are expected to show earnings growth of 6.4
percent in the third quarter, according to Thomson Reuters data,
with revenue growth expected at 4 percent. After the close, Dow
component and chipmaker Intel <INTC.O> is set to post results.
* European stocks fell early, losing ground for the seventh time
in 10 sessions and Japanese stocks skidded to two-month lows.
But Asian shares outside Japan managed to climb 0.6 percent
thanks to bargain-hunting. [.EU]
* S&P 500 e-minis <ESc1> were up 3 points, or 0.16 percent, with
298,424 contracts changing hands.
* Nasdaq 100 e-minis <NQc1> rose 5.25 points, or 0.14 percent,
in volume of 34,930 contracts.
* Dow e-minis <1YMc1> advanced 9 points, or 0.06 percent, with
45,494 contracts changing hands.
(Reporting by Chuck Mikolajczak; Editing by Chizu Nomiyama)
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