U.S. Stock Futures Retreat; S&P 500 Contract Declines 0.3%

By Roger Neill

Dec. 8 (Bloomberg) -- U.S. stock-index futures declined, reversing early gains, as German industrial output unexpectedly fell and Nakheel PJSC, the Dubai World-owned property developer seeking to renegotiate debt, reported a loss.

Futures on the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index expiring this month slipped 2.9, or 0.3 percent, to 1,100.80 at 11:33 a.m. in London, having advanced as much as 0.3 perent earlier.

Last Updated: December 8, 2009 06:34 EST