Pre-opening Comments for Friday April 21st U.S. equity index futures were mixed this morning. S&P 500 futures were unchanged at 8:30 AM EDT. The Canadian Dollar was unchanged at US73.92 cents following release of Canada’s February Retail Sales at 8:30 AM EDT. Consensus was a decrease of 0.6% versus a gain of 1.4% in January. […]

Pre-opening Comments for Thursday April 20th U.S. equity index futures were lower this morning. S&P 500 futures were down 33 points at 8:35 AM EDT. Index futures dropped another 3 points following release of the April Philly Fed Index at 8:30 AM EDT. Consensus was a recovery to -19.9 from -23.2 in March. Actual was […]

Pre-opening Comments for Wednesday April 19th U.S. equity index futures were lower this morning. S&P 500 futures were down 24 points at 8:30 AM EDT. United Airlines gained $0.51 to $43.55 after reporting a lower than consensus first quarter loss. The company also offered positive second quarter guidance. Netflix slipped $0.55 to $333.15 after reporting […]

Pre-opening Comments for Tuesday April 18th U.S. equity index futures were higher this morning. S&P 500 futures were up 19 points at 8:35 AM EDT. Index futures were virtually unchanged following release of March U.S. Housing Starts at 8:30 AM EDT. Consensus was a slip to 1.420 million units from 1.450 million units in February. […]

Pre-opening Comments for Monday April 17th U.S. equity index futures were mixed this morning. S&P 500 futures were unchanged at 8:35 AM EDT. Index futures were unchanged following release of the April Empire State Manufacturing Survey at 8:30 AM EDT. Consensus was a decline of 15.0. Actual was a gain of 10.8 Shanghai Composite Index […]