Stock market today: Wall Street seeks to regain winning ways after 8-day winning streak is snapped

Wall Street inched toward marginal gains early Wednesday with a focus on the retail sector a day after markets suffered their first losing day in nearly two weeks.

Futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average and S&P 500 each ticked up 0.2% before the bell.

Target shares jumped 13.4% after the Minneapolis retailer reported that comparable sales rose for the first time in a year. Target has made a point of trying to attract cash-strapped, inflation-weary customers with bargains, particularly in the grocery aisles.