US STOCKS-Wall St seen flat ahead of pending home sales

* Investors await pending home sales

* Several financial cos in equity offerings

* Pepsi Bottling raises outlook

* Futures off: Dow 8 pts, S&P 500 1.6; Nasdaq 1.5

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By Chuck Mikolajczak

NEW YORK, June 2 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures pointed to a flat open on Wall Street on Tuesday as investors awaited key housing data a day after the S&P 500 index jumped to its highest close in seven months.

Investors will eye an industry report on pending sales of previously owned homes, which are expected to have risen 0.5 percent in April, according to a Reuters poll. The National Association of Realtors Pending Home Sales Index rose 3.2 percent to 84.6 in March.

"We had a big run-up yesterday, and everybody is looking for a consolidation trade," said Tim Ghriskey, chief investment officer at Solaris Asset Management in Bedford Hills, New York.

"We have jobs data on Friday, and I wouldn't be surprised to see the market flatten and focus on that." The government will report employment data on Friday.

S&P 500 futures SPc1 fell 1.60 points and were below fair value, a formula that evaluates pricing by taking into account interest rates, dividends and time to expiration on the contract. Dow Jones industrial average futures DJc1 fell 8 points, while Nasdaq 100 NDc1 futures shed 1.50 points.

Several financial stocks, including Dow components JP Morgan Chase & Co (JPM.N) and American Express Co (AXP.N) will be in focus after announcing equity offerings as they attempt to raise capital to repay money received under the government's bailout plan.

"The market is up, and it seems like a wise time for companies to issue stock and either stabilize their balance sheets or repay TARP," the government's Troubled Asset Relief Program, added Ghriskey.

"Companies generally want to get out from under the finger of the government."

American Express shares slid 4 percent to $24.95, while JP Morgan fell 2.5 percent to $35.21.

U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner told CNBC during a visit to Beijing that improving confidence may lessen U.S. banks' interest in programs designed by the government to reduce toxic assets on their balance sheets. [ID:nPEK184866]