U.S. stocks: Futures point to red day ahead By SARA SJOLIN MARKETS REPORTER LONDON (MarketWatch) — U.S. stocks markets look set to open in the red, with futures for the three major benchmarks falling, and with only scant data on house prices and consumer confidence ahead to provide any kind of cues. Futures for the S&P 500 index SPH5, -0.20% dropped 5.70 points, or 0.3%, to 2,080, after eking out a tiny gain on Monday, but that was still enough to secure a record close. Futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average DJH5, -0.09% lost 28 points, or 0.2%, to 17,955, while those for the Nasdaq 100 index NDH5, -0.14% fell 5.75 points, or 0.1%, to 4,305.25. On the second-to-last trading day of 2014, the S&P 500 SPX, +0.09% was looking at a 13% yearly gain, the Dow industrials DJIA, -0.09% eyed an 8.8% advance and the Nasdaq 100 COMP, +0.00% flirted with a 15% rise. With only two days left, it’s impossible now for the S&P 500 to suffer