U.S. stock futures were lower this morning, with the Nasdaq 100 futures falling more than 200 points on Wednesday.

Shares of Pegasystems Inc (NASDAQ:PEGA) fell sharply in pre-market trading after the company reported worse-than-expected second-quarter financial results.

Pegasystems reported quarterly earnings of 35 cents per share which missed the analyst consensus estimate of 43 cents per share.

The company reported quarterly sales of $420.716 million which missed the analyst consensus estimate of $426.601 million.

Pegasystems shares dipped 16% to $26.00 in pre-market trading.