Pre-opening Comments for Monday September 30th U.S. equity index futures were lower this morning. S&P 500 futures were down 13 points at 8:30 AM EDT. Federal Reserve chairman Powell is scheduled to release a comment at 1:55 PM today. Nikkei Average dropped 1,910.10 to $37,919.55 after Ishiba’s selection as Japan political leader. He noted that […]

Pre-opening Comments for Friday September 27th U.S. equity index futures were higher this morning. S&P 500 futures were up 8 points at 8:35 AM EDT. S&P 500 index futures added 5 points following release of economic news at 8:30 AM EDT. Consensus for August PCE Price Index was a 0.2% gain versus a 0.2% gain […]

Pre-opening Comments for Thursday September 26th U.S. equity index futures were higher this morning. S&P 500 futures were up 48 points at 8:35 AM EDT. S&P 500 futures added 4 points following release of economic news at 8:30 AM EDT. Consensus for August Durable Goods was a 2.8% decline versus a 9.9% gain in July […]

Pre-opening Comments for Wednesday September 25th U.S. equity index futures were lower this morning. S&P 500 futures were down 3 points at 8:30 AM EDT. KB Homes dropped $5.18 to $82.24 after reporting less than consensus fiscal third quarter earnings. Progress Software advanced $3.02 to $60.22 after raising guidance following release of third quarter results. […]

Pre-opening Comments for Tuesday September 24th U.S. equity index futures were higher this morning. S&P 500 futures were up 4 points at 8:30 AM EDT. Chinese equity ETFs added 4% after the Chinese government announced a monetary stimulus package intended to revive the economy. Biogen gained $3.25 to $199.06 after announcing positive results for a […]