Housing starts totaled 1.366 million in January (Briefing.com consensus 1.4 million) and building permits totaled 1.483 million (Briefing.com consensus 1.45 million).
The S&P 500 futures are down 11 points and are trading 0.2% below fair value, the Nasdaq 100 futures are down 35 points and are trading 0.2% below fair value, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average futures are down 111 points and are trading 0.3% below fair value.