Pre-opening Comments for Thursday January 16th U.S. equity index futures were higher this morning. S&P 500 futures were up 2 points at 8:35 AM EST. S&P 500 futures dropped 5 points following release of economic news at 8:30 AM EST. Consensus for December U.S. Retail Sales was a 0.5% increase versus a 0.7% increase in […]

Pre-opening Comments for Wednesday January 15th U.S. equity index futures were higher this morning. S&P 500 futures were up 84 points at 8:35 AM EST. S&P 500 futures added 63 points following release of economic news at 8:30 AM EST. Consensus for the December Consumer Price Index was a 0.4 % increase versus a 0.3% […]

Pre-opening Comments for Tuesday January 14th U.S. equity index futures were higher this morning. S&P 500 futures were up 29 points at 8:35 AM EST. S&P 500 futures advanced 27 points following release of the December Producer Price Index at 8:30 AM EST. Consensus was an increase of 0.3% versus a gain of 0.4% in […]

Pre-opening Comments for Monday January 13th U.S. equity index futures were lower this morning. S&P 500 futures were down 38 points at 8:30 AM EST. WTI Crude oil advanced $0.98 to a five month high at $77.55 per barrel after the U.S. raised sanctions against Russia’s energy industry. Intra-cellular Therapeutics gained $33.86 to $128.63 after […]

Pre-opening Comments for Friday January 10th U.S. equity index futures were lower this morning. S&P 500 futures were down 60 points at 8:35 AM EST U.S. equity index futures plunged 62 points following release of the U.S. December Employment Report at 8:30 AM EST. Consensus for December Non-farm Payrolls was a gain of 150,000 from […]