U.S. stock futures were slightly higher on Wednesday, with oil prices edging lower ahead of key U.S. inventory data, according to Reuters. Pixar Animation Studios Inc. reported a rise in quarterly profit and revenue on Tuesday that topped Wall Street expectations. Its shares jumped 9.7 percent to $55.80 after hours on the Inet the electronic brokerage system after ending at $50.88 on Nasdaq. American International Group Inc., the world's largest insurer by market value, said it will delay filing its third-quarter results until Nov. 14, giving it time to correct errors as it addresses previous accounting weaknesses. S&P 500 futures were up 0.2 point, slightly above their fair value, a mathematical formula that evaluates their pricing by taking into account interest rates, dividends and time to expiration on the contract. Dow Jones industrial average futures were up 2 points, while Nasdaq 100 futures were up 2.5 points. On Tuesday, the Dow Jones industrial average was down 46.51 points, or 0.44 percent, to end at 10,539.72. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index .SPX was down 4.22 points, or 0.35 percent, to finish at 1,218.59. The technology-laced Nasdaq Composite Index .IXIC was down 6.17 points, or 0.28 percent, to close at 2,172.07. Oil prices slipped ahead of weekly inventory data that is forecast to show rises in crude and fuel stocks. U.S. crude oil futures CLc1 were down 4 cents at $59.67 a barrel. The U.S. Energy Information Administration is forecast in a Reuters poll to show an average increase of 1.6 million barrels in crude oil inventories and 1.3 million barrels in gasoline supplies.
