Stock futures slip as Europe’s debt worries linger

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks appear headed for a lower opening in an abbreviated trading session on Wall Street amid lingering uncertainty surrounding Europe’s debt troubles.

European stock markets and the euro are falling today as worries grow that Portugal would need help before its borrowing costs rise too high.

Portugal’s finance minister said the country rejected the idea floated by some European Union countries that it should take a bailout to keep the debt crisis from spreading. Meanwhile, Germany and France have said they would like a quicker resolution to the crisis.

Dow Jones industrial average futures are down 89, or 0.8 percent, to 11,066. S&P 500 futures are down 11.8, or 1 percent, to 1,184. Nasdaq 100 futures are down 19, or 0.9, to 2,138.