Pre-opening Comments for Thursday September 15th U.S. equity index futures were mixed this morning. S&P 500 futures were up 1 point at 7:30 AM EDT. A tentative labour agreement between railway companies and their unions was reached this morning. A series of U.S. economic news is scheduled to be released before the opening today August […]

Pre-opening Comments for Wednesday September 14th U.S. equity index futures were higher this morning. S&P 500 futures were up 7 points in pre-opening trade. Index futures were virtually unchanged following release of the U.S. August Producer Price Index at 8:30 AM EDT. Consensus was a decrease of 0.1% versus a decline of 0.5% in July. […]

Pre-opening Comments for Tuesday September 13th U.S. equity index futures were lower this morning. S&P 500 futures were down 54 points in pre-opening trade. Index futures moved sharply lower following release of the U.S. August Consumer Price Index at 8:30 AM EDT. Consensus was a slip of 0.1% versus unchanged in July. Actual was an […]

Pre-opening Comments for Monday September 12th U.S. equity index futures were higher this morning. S&P 500 futures were up 12 points in pre-opening trade. General Electric added $0.26 to $74.30 after announcing plans to spin off its healthcare division in January. Bristol Myers Squibb gained $4.62 to $74.78 after the FDA approved Sotyktu, a drug […]

Pre-opening Comments for Friday September 9th U.S. equity index futures were higher this morning. S&P 500 futures were up 30 points in pre-opening trade. The Canadian Dollar dropped 0.15 to US76.70 cents following release of Canada’s August Employment report at 8:30 AM EDT. Consensus was an increase of 15,000 jobs versus a decline of 30,600 […]