Stock-benchmark futures retreated Thursday as investors watched fast-moving developments on tariff talks, amid the start of closely watched high-level discussions in Washington between the world’s biggest economies.

Futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average were down 50 points, or 0.2%, to 26,255, those for the S&P 500 index were off 4.90 points to reach 2,914, a decline of less than 0.1%, while Nasdaq-100 futures slipped 3.75 points, or less than 0.1%, to 7,696.

On Wednesday, the Dow rose 181.97 points, or 0.7%, to end at 26,346.01. The S&P 500 index gained 26.34 points to finish at 2,919.40, up 0.9%, while the Nasdaq Composite Index added 79.96 points, or 1%, to close at 7,903.74.

Source : Market Watch