Pre-opening Comments for Wednesday May 31st U.S. equity index futures moved lower this morning. S&P 500 futures were down 20 points at 8:30 AM EDT. The Canadian Dollar added 0.04 to US73.31 cents at 8:35 AM ED T following release of Canada’s March GDP report at 8:30 AM EDT. Consensus was a decline of 0.1% […]

Pre-opening Comments for Tuesday May 30th U.S. equity index futures were higher this morning. S&P 500 futures were up 24 points at 8:30 AM EDT. Microsoft advanced $4.06 to $336.95 after Wedbush raised its target price from $340 to $375. Constellation Brands added $1.87 to $234.75 after Roth MKM upgraded the stock from Neutral to […]

  Editor’s Note:  As Monday is a U.S. holiday, Tech Talk will next appear on Tuesday, May 30th. Pre-opening Comments for Friday May 26th Editor’s Note: Next Tech Talk report is released on Tuesday May 30th. Monday is a U.S. holiday and trading activity on the TSX is minimal. U.S. equity index futures were higher […]

Pre-opening Comments for Thursday May 25th U.S. equity index futures were higher this morning. S&P 500 futures were up 27 points at 8:35 AM EDT. Index futures eased slightly after 8:30 AM EDT following release of second estimate of first quarter annualized U.S. GDP. Consensus was unchanged growth at 1.1%. Actual was growth at 1.3%. […]

Pre-opening Comments for Wednesday May 24th U.S. equity index futures were lower this morning. S&P 500 futures were down 14 points at 8:30 AM EDT. Bank of Montreal and Scotia Bank are expected to open lower after announcing larger than expected loan loss provisions in their fiscal second quarter report. Intuit dropped $23.80 to $426.00 […]