US market opens at slightly lower losses, after S&P 500 slid Monday into Bear Market zone

S&P 500 has moved into Bear Market territory for first time since 2020, when pandemic was at its worst
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By Just the News staff

U.S. stock futures rose slightly Tuesday, signaling muted gains for major indexes after the S&P 500 closed Monday in a bear market for the first time since 2020, according to news reports. 

Futures tied to the S&P 500 added 0.3% after tumbled 3.9% on Monday, the Wall Street Journal reports. Nasdaq-100 futures climbed 0.6%, indicating the potential increase in the value of technology stocks after the U.S. markets open Tuesday morning. Dow Jones Industrial Average futures edged up 0.2%, the newspaper also reports.