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NEW YORK (Reuters) - Major U.S. stock indexes were little changed in morning trading on Tuesday, as gains in the consumer discretionary and telecommunications sectors offset declines in commodity-related shares. The Dow Jones industrial average <.DJI> shed 1.86 points, or 0.02 percent, to 11,162.19. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index <.SPX> dipped 0.74 point, or 0.06 percent, to 1,184.88. The Nasdaq Composite Index <.IXIC> gained 1.02 points, or 0.04 percent, to 2,491.87.

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stock index futures dipped on Tuesday, the day after the market hit a five-and-a-half month high, while the dollar steadied. Corporate earnings will be in focus as DuPont and Co <DD.N> posted higher-than-expected profit as sales rose across all business units, while Ford Motor Co <F.N> posted a profit that exceeded estimates and said it expected to eliminate its net debt by year-end. Late Monday, Texas Instruments Inc <TXN.N> warned that fourth-quarter revenue will be hurt by slowing demand, but quarterly results topped expectations. Bristol-Myers Squibb Co <BMY.N> is also due to report later Tuesday. Equities and the dollar have formed an inverse relationship exacerbated by expectations the U.S. Federal Reserve will embark on another round of economic stimulus. The greenback steadied Tuesday, with investors wary of pushing it lower. The dollar index <.DXY> was up 0.2 percent. Stocks rose to a five-and-a-half month high on Monday as a falling dollar, partly driven by expectations of further Fed stimulus, prompted investors...

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stock index futures pointed to a lower open on Wall Street on Tuesday, with futures for the S&P 500 down 0.14 percent, Dow Jones futures down 0.17 percent and Nasdaq 100 futures down 0.14 percent at 0900 GMT. * Texas Instruments Inc <TXN.N> will be in focus after it warned its fourth-quarter revenue will be hurt by slowing demand for chips for computers and televisions, sending its shares lower in extended trading, even though its results beat Wall Street forecasts. [ID:nN25274454] Shares in Texas Instruments traded in Frankfurt <TXN.F> were down 0.1 percent. * Investors await a flurry of quarterly results on Tuesday, including earnings from DuPont <DD.N>, Ford Motor Co <F.N> and Bristol-Myers Squibb <BMY.N>. On the macroeconomic side, data expected on Tuesday include the Conference Board's October consumer confidence, the S&P Case/Shiller Home Price Index for August, and the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond's October indexes on area manufacturing and service sectors. * Shares of financial services...