NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures fell in a choppy session on Tuesday as traders positioned themselves ahead of emergency talks among the Group of Seven industrialized nations to tackle a deepening euro zone crisis.
German debt prices rose and Spanish bond yields briefly jumped after Spain's treasury minister said the country was effectively shut out of the financing market. Two-year yields rose above 5 percent for a fifth straight session while the 10-year held steady near 6.4 percent.
The S&P 500 was flat for the day on Monday after a steep decline last week as investors weighed low prices against the backdrop of Europe struggling with debt and slow growth.
"Valuations are extremely attractive, dividend yields compared to treasuries are at (multi-year) highs but the global macro overhang can certainly create another down step in the short term," said Oliver Pursche, president at Gary Goldberg Financial Services in Suffern, New York.
Hopes of action ahead of the G7 talks were muted, and the uncertainty kept investors on edge.
"I'd be genuinely surprised if at the end of the meeting the G7 came out with concrete steps of what they are going to do," said Pursche.
S&P 500 futures fell 5 points and were below fair value, a formula that evaluates pricing by taking into account interest rates, dividends and time to expiration on the contract. Dow Jones industrial average futures fell 29 points, and Nasdaq 100 futures lost 9.5 points.
The Institute for Supply Management releases its U.S. non-manufacturing index for May at 10 a.m. (1400 GMT). Economists in a Reuters survey forecast a reading of 53.5, a repeat of the April figure.
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On Monday, the Dow Jones industrial average <.DJI> slipped 17.11 points, or 0.14 percent, to 12,101.46 at the close. The S&P 500 <.SPX> inched up just 0.14 of a point, or 0.01 percent, to 1,278.18. The Nasdaq Composite <.IXIC> rose 12.53 points, or 0.46 percent, to 2,760.01.
(Reporting by Rodrigo Campos; Editing by Padraic Cassidy)
