Pre-opening Comments for Friday January 16th U.S. equity index futures were higher this morning. S&P 500 futures were up 12 points at 8:30 AM EST. Today is the last trade date for U.S. listed January index and equity futures and options. Volume on exchanges is expected to be higher than average. JB Hunt Transport Services […]

Pre-opening Comments for Thursday January 15th U.S. equity index futures were higher this morning. S&P 500 futures were up 32 points at 8:35 AM EST. S&P 500 futures added 3 points following release of economic news at 8:30 AM EST. Consensus for the January Empire State Manufacturing Survey was an improvement to 1.0 from -3.9 […]

Pre-opening Comments for Wednesday January 14th U.S. equity index futures were lower this morning. S&P 500 futures were down 28 points at 8:35 AM EST. S&P 500 futures slipped 5 points following release of economic news at 8:30 AM EST. Consensus for November U.S. Retail Sales was a 0.4% increase versus no change in October. […]

Pre-opening Comments for Tuesday January 13th U.S. equity index futures were higher this morning. S&P 500 futures advanced 15 points at 8:35 AM EST S&P 500 futures advanced 24 points following release of the December U.S. Consumer Price Index at 8:30 AM EST. Consensus was a 0.3% increase versus a 0.3% increase in November. Actual […]

Pre-opening Comments for Monday January 12th U.S. equity index futures were lower this morning. S&P 500 futures were down 36 points at 8:30 AM EST. Index futures moved lower after the U.S. Justice Department announced a criminal investigation on cost overruns for renovation of the Federal Reserve’s headquarters building. Gold advanced $90.00 to an all-time […]