Dow futures flat following IBM triumph, Tesla slips

Investing.com - US stock futures were trading higher during Wednesday's evening deals, after major US benchmarks finished in mixed territory, with the S&P 500 slightly extending record highs.

By 6:35 pm ET (11:35 pm GMT) Dow Jones Futures, S&P 500 Futures and Nasdaq 100 Futures were each trading within a range of 0.1%.

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In extended deals, Tesla Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA) dipped 5.1% after the company reported EPS of $0.71 versus $0.73 expected on revenues of $25.17 billion versus $25.61 billion expected.

International Business Machines (NYSE:IBM) lifted 8.1%, reporting EPS of $3.87 versus $3.77 expected, while revenues were reported at $17.38 billion versus $17.23 billion expected.

Las Vegas Sands Corp (NYSE:LVS) gained 3.1% after reporting EPS of $$0.57 versus $0.61 expected, while revenues came in at $2.92 billion versus $2.9 billion expected.

During regular trading on Wednesday, the S&P 500 and the NASDAQ Composite both saw a fifth consecutive day of gains, largely driven by a post-earnings surge in Netflix (NASDAQ:NFLX) shares. The S&P 500 posted a modest 0.1% gain and a new record high, while the Nasdaq added 0.4%. The Dow Jones Industrial Average, however, slipped by 0.3%.

Investors will be closely monitoring Q4 GDP data on Thursday, while companies including Humana Inc (NYSE:HUM), Southwest Airlines Company (NYSE:LUV), and American Airlines Group (NASDAQ:AAL) are all set to report before the bell, while Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC), T-Mobile US Inc (NASDAQ:TMUS), and Western Digital Corporation (NASDAQ:WDC) will release their quarterly results after the close.

On the bond markets, United States 10-Year rates stood at 4.188%.