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Weak German data pulls futures lower


    NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures were falling on Tuesday, pressured by a second straight day of weak data out of Germany, the euro zone's largest economy.

    * German industrial output figures for August plunged 4 percent, the biggest fall in 5-1/2 years, a day after industrial orders saw their biggest monthly drop since 2009.

    * Major U.S. equity indexes fell on Monday with traders wary about the effect of both a strong dollar and economic weakness in Europe on corporate results.

    * U.S.-traded shares of Rio Tinto were down 1.7 percent premarket a day after gaining more than 9 percent, after the iron ore producer said it rejected a merger approach from smaller rival Glencore Plc back in August.

    * Shares of Agco Corp were falling 10.8 percent after the company revised its earnings outlook lower, citing lower sales and lower production.

    Futures snapshot at 7:27 EDT:

    * S&P 500 e-minis were falling 7.75 points, or 0.4 percent, with 154,698 contracts changing hands.

    * Nasdaq 100 e-minis were down 16 points, or 0.4 percent, in volume of 26,045 contracts.

    * Dow e-minis <1YMc1> were down 68 points, or 0.4 percent, with 26,069 contracts changing hands

    (Reporting by Rodrigo Campos; Editing by Chizu Nomiyama)