New Delhi, June 2 -- US stock futures indicated a muted-to-negative start to Tuesday's session on 2 June, as investors continued to monitor developments in the Middle East, which had recently triggered a sharp rally in crude oil prices.

Futures linked to the S&P 500 slipped 0.2% after the benchmark recorded an eight-session winning streak, while weakness in technology stocks dragged Nasdaq futures lower by 0.1%.

Dow Jones Industrial Average futures also traded marginally lower by 0.4%. In the previous session, both the S&P 500 and Nasdaq had scaled fresh record highs, driven largely by gains in chip stocks.

"The S&P 500 is coming off its longest winning streak in more than a year, and after eight straight days of gains, some consolidat...