Futures on U.S. equity benchmarks were little changed after opening lower, as some polls signaled the presidential race narrowed after the FBI discovered e-mails that may pertain to its investigation of Hillary Clinton.
December contracts on the S&P 500 Index dropped 0.1 percent to 2,121.25 as of 6:16 p.m. in New York, paring a drop of as much as 0.4 percent. The cash index lost 0.7 percent in the five days through Friday, its third decline in four weeks. Dow Jones Industrial Average futures fell 18 points to 18,080 and Nasdaq 100 contracts decreased 0.1 percent to 4,799.25.