Global stocks’ early-week gains faltered Tuesday, as investors awaited U.S. inflation data and the British pound slid ahead of a crucial Brexit vote scheduled for later in the day. U.S. futures put the Dow Jones Industrial Average on course to fall 0.3% at the open, with the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq-100 set to decline 0.1% in opening trading. Shares in Boeing Co. were down 2.1% in premarket trade as regulators around the world grounded the company’s 737 MAX jet following Sunday’s Ethiopian Airlines crash.

Source: Wall Street Journal March 12, 2019 09:11 UTC