* Texas Instruments issues sales warning
* Goldman Sachs earnings on deck
* Futures up: Dow 12 pts, S&P 1.8 pts, Nasdaq 2.25 pts
* For up-to-the-minute market news see [STXNEWS/US] (Updates with comment, updates prices)
By Chuck Mikolajczak
NEW YORK, April 19 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures edged higher on Tuesday as investors searched the latest raft of corporate profits for a reason to rebound from Monday's selloff.
Wall Street fell more than 1 percent on Monday as sovereign debt fears on both sides of the Atlantic and China's monetary tightening hurt the outlook for global economic growth.
The benchmark S&P 500 index managed to hold above the psychologically important 1,300 level but fell through its 50-day moving average, a level investors will watch for signs of further weakness.
"Given the jolt the market took yesterday, a refocus on market fundamentals could be a welcome distraction," said Andre Bakhos, director of market analytics at Lek Securities in New York.
"Right now, we have to look for some stability above 1,300 and from that point we have to re-establish the primary near term trend.
Texas Instruments Inc
Goldman Sachs is expected to report sharply lower quarterly
earnings due to weak trading and a charge for buying back
preferred stock from Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway
Bank of New York Mellon
Companies also scheduled to report quarterly results on
Tuesday include Intel Corp
S&P 500 futures
Economic indicators on tap include March housing starts at 8:30 a.m. [1330 GMT].
Seagate Technology Plc
Seagate posted a third-quarter profit below market expectations on lower hard-drive shipments.
European shares rallied, with LVMH
Asian stocks slid, falling further from a three-year high hit last week. [ID:nLDE73I01R]
(Reporting by Chuck Mikolajczak; Editing by Kenneth Barry)