U.S. stock index futures point to mixed start
Dow Jones futures fell 0.1 percent, S&P 500 futures also fell 0.1 percent while Nasdaq futures rose 0.2 percent by 0925 GMT, pointing to a mixed open for Wall Street's main indexes on Tuesday.
* In Europe, the benchmark FTSEurofirst 300 index <.FTEU3> is up 0.5 percent by 0925 GMT, buoyed by commodity stocks.
* On Wall Street, Texas Instruments
* Eyes also on General Electric Co
* Another stock possibly in the limelight is Men's Wearhouse Inc
* No S&P 500 <.SPX> companies are scheduled to report results.
* The day's top economic diary event is April wholesale inventories due at 1400 GMT.
* Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner testifies to a Senate Appropriations subcommittee on the Treasury Department's budget request at 1430 GMT.
(Reporting by Peter Starck; editing by Mike Nesbit)
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