Stocks were set to edge lower on Wednesday, after House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said she will launch a formal impeachment inquiry on President Donald Trump.
Futures for the Dow Jones Industrials stumbled 16 points, or 0.1%, early Wednesday to 26,082
Futures for the S&P 500 lost two points, or 0.1%, at 2,968.25
NASDAQ Composite sank 11.25 points, or 0.2%, to 7,724
On Tuesday, the S&P 500 and NASDAQ posted their biggest one-day declines in a month in anticipation of the impeachment inquiry. The Dow also dropped 142 points, or 0.5%.
A surge in Nike shares helped cap the losses as the shoe maker reported better-than-expected quarterly results. CEO Mark Parker said a stronger e-commerce business and products such as the new Joyride running shoe lifted the Nike's results. Nike shares jumped 5.7%.
Pelosi's announcement follows a call in which Trump allegedly pressured Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to investigate former Vice President Joe Biden's family. Trump has admitted to bringing up Biden on the call — tweeting he will release a transcript of it — but denies pressuring Zelensky.
Trump said Pelosi's comments constitute "A total Witch Hunt!"
Overseas, in Japan, the Nikkei 225 declined 0.4% Wednesday, while in Hong Kong, the Hang Seng index got clobbered 1.3%
Oil prices dipped $1.05 to $56.24 U.S. a barrel.
Gold prices fell $5.30 to $1,534.90 U.S. an ounce.