Stock futures were flat Wednesday as Wall Street looks to see whether equities can rebound to record highs this week. Futures tied to the S&P 500 and Dow Jones Industrial Average were flat as were Nasdaq 100 futures. Shares of Morgan Stanley rose 3% in premarket trading after topping Wall Street estimates for both its third-quarter earnings and revenue. The Dow and S&P 500 both slipped from their recent records during Tuesday’s regular trading session, falling 0.75% and 0.76%, respectively. The Nasdaq Composite fell 1.01%, but is still less than 2% from its own record high. Tech stocks – semiconductors, in particular – weighed on the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq. The tech sector slid 1.8% on Tuesday, as Nvidia fell more than 4%. Bryn Talkington, managing partner of Requisite Capital Management, said on CNBC’s “Closing Bell” that the stock market would likely be choppy in the weeks ahead as investors try to navigate earnings season and the presidential election. “Until the election is over and we can confirm gridlock, I think at the headline number we’re not going to do much, but I think underneath the surface we’re going to see the haves and have nots,” she said. Earnings reports this week have been mixed, with solid reports from major banks somewhat offset by weak outlooks from firms like UnitedHealth Group and Dutch chipmaker ASML  The 10-year U.S. Treasury yield wavered slightly early Wednesday as bond traders digested the latest comments from Federal Reserve officials this week. The 10-year Treasury yield slipped 2 basis points to 4.02%. The 2-year Treasury yield was last at 3.94%, also declining 2 basis points. Asia-Pacific markets traded lower Wednesday, following declines on Wall Street, with Japan’s Nikkei leading losses in the region. Investors will be watching for more stimulus measures to prop up the real estate sector in China with the country’s housing minister set to hold a press briefing on Thursday 10 a.m. local time, according to a statement from the State Council Information Office on Tuesday. Ahead of the briefing, China’s CSI 300 Real Estate Index jumped as much as 5.8%, according to data on LSEG. The broader benchmark CSI 300 slipped 0.63% to close at 3,831.59. Hang Seng Mainland Properties Index rose about 3.8%, while the Hang Seng index was flat, as of its final hour of trade. Japan’s Nikkei 225 fell 1.83% to close at 39,180.3, while the broad-based Topix dropped 1.2% to finish at 2,690.66. The Taiwan Weighted index lost 1.21% to finish at 23,010.98, dragged down by technology sector. Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 dropped 0.41% to 8,284.7. South Korea’s Kospi fell 0.88% to end at 2,610.36, while the small-cap Kosdaq dropped 1.04% to 765.79. U.S. crude futures edged lower Wednesday to trade below $71 per barrel, after selling off steeply in the previous session on reports that Israel will not attack Iran’s oil facilities. The U.S. benchmark tumbled more than 4% on Tuesday, after Israel told the U.S. that it will limit its retaliatory strikes to military targets in Iran, senior Biden administration officials told NBC News. Crude oil prices have given up most of the gains made in the wake of Iran’s Oct. 1 ballistic missile attack on Israel, as fears of an oil supply disruption in the Middle East have eased. West Texas Intermediate November contract: $70.28 per barrel, down 30 cents, or 0.43%. Year to date, U.S. crude oil has fallen nearly 2%. Brent December contract: $73.94 per barrel, down 31 cents, or 0.42%. Year to date, the global benchmark has declined about 4%. Gold prices extended gains to a second straight session on Wednesday, driven by weaker equities and bond yields, while traders eagerly await U.S. economic data to gauge the Federal Reserve’s timeline on a potential interest rate reduction. Spot gold was up about 0.7% at $2,678.70 per ounce and trading about $7 below a record high of $2,685.42 scaled last month. U.S. gold futures gained 0.6% to $2,695.30.