Traders Digest Key Earnings, Fed Meeting Eyed as US Equity Futures Mixed Pre-Bell

09:06 AM EST, 01/27/2026 (MT Newswires) -- US equity futures were mixed ahead of Tuesday's opening bell as traders digested key earnings and the Federal Reserve prepared to begin its two-day policy meeting.

Dow Jones Industrial Average futures were 0.7% lower, while S&P 500 futures were up 0.3%, and Nasdaq futures were 0.4% higher.

The Federal Open Market Committee begins its meeting Tuesday and will issue a policy statement at 2 pm ET on Wednesday.

On the earnings front, UnitedHealth Group (UNH) reported lower Q4 adjusted earnings amid higher revenue. RTX (RTX) reported higher Q4 adjusted earnings and sales, and Boeing (BA) reported it swung to Q4 core earnings amid higher revenue.

Oil prices were higher, with front-month global benchmark North Sea Brent crude up 1% at $65.42 per barrel and US West Texas Intermediate crude 1.3% higher at $61.41 per barrel.

The January Consumer Confidence index, due at 10 am ET, is expected at 91.0 versus 89.1 previously, according to estimates compiled by Bloomberg.

In other world markets, Japan's Nikkei closed 0.9% higher, Hong Kong's Hang Seng ended 1.4% higher, and China's Shanghai Composite finished 0.2% higher. Meanwhile, the UK's FTSE 100 was up 0.7%, and Germany's DAX index was down 0.1% in Europe's early afternoon session.

In equities, RTX shares were 3.4% higher pre-bell.

On the losing side, UnitedHealth (UNH) stock was down 16%.

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