U.S. equity index futures were mixed this morning. S&P 500 futures were unchanged in pre-opening trade. Index futures were virtually unchanged following release of the March Philly Fed Index and February Housing Starts at 8:30 AM EDT. Consensus for the Philly Fed Index was -7.50 versus -5.80 in February. Actual was -23.2. Consensus for February Housing Starts was 1.430 million units. Actual wa...Read More
U.S. equity index futures were higher this morning. S&P 500 futures were up 18 points in pre-opening trade. Index futures moved lower following release of the February inflation report at 8:30 AM EDT. February Consumer Price Index was expected to increase 0.4% versus a gain of 0.5% in January. Actual was an increase of 0.4%. On a year-over-year basis, February CPI was expected to increase 6.0%...Read More
U.S. equity index futures were lower this morning. S&P 500 futures were down 75 points in pre-opening trade. Index futures turned lower in overnight trade on news of liquidity concerns at Credit Suisse. Credit Suisse dropped $0.41 to $1.81. Index futures moved slightly lower following release of a series of U.S. economic news at 8:30 AM EDT:February Producer Price Index was expected to increas...Read More
U.S. equity index futures were lower this morning. S&P 500 futures were down 11 points in pre-opening trade.Index futures weakened despite regulatory authorities taking control of Silicon Valley Bank after the bank experienced a run on its assets. First Republic Bank plunged $49.26 to $32.50 on solvency concerns. Seagen advanced $31.79 to $204.40 after Pfizer offered to acquire the company at...Read More
U.S. equity index futures were higher this morning. S&P 500 futures were added 12 points in pre-opening trade. Index futures rallied following release of the U.S. February Employment Report at 8:30 AM EST. Non-farm Payrolls were expected to increase 205,000 versus a gain of 517,000 in January. Actual was an increase of 311,000. February Unemployment Rate was expected to remain at 3.4% set in J...Read More
U.S. equity index futures were lower this morning. S&P 500 futures were down 6 points in pre-opening trade. Eli Lilly slipped $1.50 to $311.04 on news that its proposed drug aimed at preventing Alzheimer failed to slow down cognitive declineAmerican Express gained $3.09 to $177.86 after the company announced a 15% increase in its dividend. JD.com dropped $1.64 to $45.23 after reporting less th...Read More
(Corrects spelling of Rag in the last paragraph) By Divya Rajagopal TORONTO, March 8 (Reuters) - BHP Group Ltd onWednesday said it remains committed to growing its portfolio ofcopper and nickel projects but is not interested in the lithiummarket, which it believes is well supplied. The comments echo those the world's largest mining companymade in the past year and come as lithium prices have been...Read More
U.S. equity index futures were higher this morning. S&P 500 futures were up 3 points in pre-opening trade. January U.S. Trade released at 8:30 AM EST was expected to increase to a deficit of $69.00 billion from a deficit of $67.40 billion in December. Actual was a deficit of $68.3 billionFederal Reserve Chairman Powell testifies on monetary policy in front of a House Committee at 10:00 AM EST....Read More
U.S. equity index futures were higher this morning. S&P 500 futures were up 6 points in pre-opening trade. Traders are waiting for testimony on U.S. monetary policy in front of the U.S. Senate Banking Committee by Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell starting at 10:00 AM EST. Dick's Sporting Goods added $6.66 to $138.80 after reporting higher than consensus fourth quarter revenues and earnin...Read More
U.S. equity index futures were higher this morning. S&P 500 futures were up 7 points in pre-opening trade.Apple added $1.83 to $152.86 after Goldman Sachs initiated coverage with a Buy rating. Target price is $199.KB Homes dropped $0.50 to $35.26 after JP Morgan dropped its rating from Overweight to Underweight.DR Horton dropped $1.63 to $91.15 after JP Morgan downgraded the stock from Overwei...Read More
(Updates prices) LONDON, March 3 (Reuters) - Copper prices on Fridayheaded for their biggest weekly gain since early January asstrong economic data in top consumer China raised demand hopes.Benchmark copper on the London Metal Exchange (LME)was roughly unchanged at $8,956.50 a tonne at 1717 GMT and uparound 2.8% for the week.Prices hit a seven-month high of $9,550.50 in January butstalled amid sl...Read More
U.S. equity index futures were higher this morning. S&P 500 futures were up 12 points in pre-opening trade. Trader interest is expected to focus on response to of the February ISM Non-manufacturing Purchase Managers Index released at 10:00 AM EST. Consensus calls for a drop to 54.5 from 55.2 in January.Costco dropped $9.75 to $475.94 after the company reported less than consensus quarterly rev...Read More
U.S. equity index futures were lower this morning. S&P 500 futures were down 17 points in pre-opening trade.Salesforce.com, A Dow Jones Industrial Average stock jumped $24.20 to $191.55 after the company offered positive guidance. In addition the company announced a $20 billion stock buyback program.Splunk, a NASDAQ 100 stock dropped $3.48 to $99.00 despite reporting higher than consensus four...Read More
(Updates prices) LONDON, March 1 (Reuters) - Prices of copper and otherindustrial metals rose on Wednesday after data from China, thebiggest metals consumer, showed manufacturing activity rose inFebruary at the fastest pace in more than a decade. Also lifting metals was a fall in the value of the dollar,including against China's yuan, making dollar-priced metals moreaffordable for buyers holding...Read More
U.S. equity indices were mixed this morning. S&P 500 futures were unchanged in pre-opening trade. Economic focus today is on the February ISM Manufacturing Purchase Managers Index released at 10:00 AM EST. Consensus calls for an increase in the Index to 48.0 from 47.4 in January.The Shanghai Composite Index added 32.74 to an eight month high at 3,312.35 following release of a positive PMI repo...Read More
(Updates prices) By Eric Onstad LONDON, Feb 28 (Reuters) - Copper prices extended arebound on Tuesday as speculators adjusted positions on hopesfor a demand revival in top metals consumer China. Benchmark copper on the London Metal Exchange (LME)climbed 1.9% to $8,965.50 a tonne by 1700 GMT after gaining 1%on Monday. The contract, however, was down 2.7% on a monthly basis forits first such declin...Read More
U.S. equity index futures were higher this morning. S&P 500 futures were up 9 points in pre-opening trade.The Canadian Dollar dipped 0.11 to US73.61 cents following release of Canada's Gross Domestic Product report at 8:30 AM EST. Consensus for December was an increase of 0.1% versus a gain of 0.1% in November. Actual was a drop of 0.1%. Consensus for GDP growth in 2022 was an increase of 2.7%...Read More
(Updates prices) By Pratima Desai LONDON, Feb 27 (Reuters) - Copper rose on Monday as thedollar weakened, but prices remained close to seven-week lowsdue to a lack of evidence of a healthier demand outlook in topconsumer China ahead of key data on the country's manufacturingsector. While the dollar fell, it was still hovering near seven-weekhighs against other major currencies on expectations tha...Read More
U.S. equity index futures were higher this morning. S&P 500 futures were up 22 points in pre-opening comments.Index futures were virtually unchanged following release of the January Durable Goods Order report at 8:30 AM EST. Consensus was a drop of 4.0% versus a gain of 5.6% in December. Actual was a drop of 4.5%. Excluding Transportation Orders, January Durable Goods Orders increased 0.7%.Sea...Read More
U.S. equity index futures were lower this morning. S&P 500 futures were down 48 points in pre-opening trade.S&P 500 Index futures dropped 20 points following release of economic news at 8:30 AM EST:January Personal Income was expected to increase 0.9% versus a gain of 0.2% in December. Actual was an increase of 0.6%. January Personal Spending was expected to increase 1.3% versus a drop of...Read More