New Delhi, July 22 -- US stock futures traded with modest losses on Wednesday, 22 July, as investors awaited Alphabet's quarterly earnings, which are expected to provide fresh clues on whether the technology industry's massive investments in artificial intelligence are beginning to generate meaningful returns.

Geopolitical tensions between the US and Iran also remained on investors' radar, keeping overall market sentiment fragile.

A two-day rebound in the Nasdaq 100 came to a halt, with Nasdaq-100 futures declining 0.6%. S&P 500 futures slipped 0.3%, while futures tied to the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 31 points.

Hostilities in the Middle East entered their 11th consecutive day, with the US reportedly carrying out fresh strikes ...