S+P 500 futures under pressure this morning

The S+P 500 index closed lower yesterday, at 5,503.41, with a loss of 16 points on the day. That close came despite a very slightly higher close in the Nasdaq 100. The S+P 500 was therefore dragged lower by the Dow Jones, which was the worst performer amongst the 3 major indexes. Today the S+P 500 futures have come under pressure, as the European markets fall and the Nikkei 225 ends the week with a negative close. At this point, looking back at the price history for the S+P, September has never been a good month for the index and right now it is looking like it might be the same this year too. As reported here a few times already, the failure last week to push above 5,650 has been its immediate undoing and right now it is priced to open lower again later today. The current indication on that is around 5,464