Pre-opening Comments for Wednesday October 12th U.S. equity index futures were higher this morning. S&P 500 futures were up 9 points in pre-opening trade. Index futures moved lower following release of the September Producer Price Index at 8:30 AM EDT. Consensus was an increase of 0.2% versus a drop of 0.1% in August. Actual was […]

Pre-opening Comments for Tuesday October 11th Volume for major equity markets was significantly lower than average yesterday where markets were open: Chinese equity indices dropped after the U.S. announced restrictions on distribution of semi-conductors chips to China. U.S. equity index futures were lower this morning. S&P 500 dropped 2 points in pre-opening trade. Qualcomm dropped […]

Pre-opening Comments for Friday October 7th U.S equity index futures were mixed this morning. S&P 500 futures were down 26 points in pre-opening trade. Index futures moved lower following release of the September Employment Report at 8:30 AM EDT. September U.S. Non-farm Payrolls released at 8:30 AM was expected to slip to 250,000 from 315,000 […]

Pre-opening Comments for Thursday October 6th U.S. equity index futures were lower this morning. S&P 500 futures at 7:30 AM EDT were down 18 points. Costco added $2.28 to $482.60 after announcing a sales gain in September of 10.1%. Ford gained $0.04 to $12.55 after announcing an increase in the price of its electric F150 […]

Pre-opening Comments for Wednesday October 5th U.S. equity index futures were lower this morning. S&P 500 futures were down 32 points in pre-opening trade Index futures were virtually unchanged following release of the August U.S. Trade report. At 8:30 AM EDT. Consensus was a deficit of $68.00 billion versus a deficit of $70.70 billion in […]