March 19 (Reuters) - Futures pointed to a lower opening for
While it is near certain that the Federal Reserve will raiserates by a quarter basis point on Wednesday, investors are morefocused on whether policymakers think economic conditions arestrong enough for four hikes this year, one more than themarkets expect.
June futures on the S&P TSX index were down 0.12percent at 8:15 a.m. ET.
Dow Jones Industrial Average e-mini futures weredown 0.4 percent at 8:15 a.m. ET, while S&P 500 e-mini futureswere down 0.42 percent and Nasdaq 100 e-mini futureswere down 1.08 percent.
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