Pre-opening Comments for Friday May 29th U.S. equity index futures were higher this morning. S&P 500 futures were up 10 points at 8:30 AM EDT. Costco added $4.35 to $999.75 after reporting higher than consensus fiscal third quarter results. Dell gained $119.20 to $436.25 after reporting higher than consensus first quarter results. MongoDB added $39.32 […]

Pre-opening Comments for Thursday May 28th U.S. equity index futures were lower this morning. S&P 500 futures were down 10 points at 8:35 AM EST. S&P 500 futures recovered 5 points following release of April Durable Goods Orders at 8:30 AM EST. Consensus called for a 3.5% increase versus a 0.8% increase in March. Actual […]

Pre-opening Comments for Wednesday May 27th U.S. equity index futures were higher this morning. S&P 500 futures were up 30 points at 8:30 AM EST. BMO Equal Weight Canadian Bank ETF (ZEB.TO) is expected to open higher after Bank of Montreal, Bank of Nova Scotia and National Bank reported higher than consensus fiscal second quarter […]

Pre-opening Comments for Tuesday May 26th U.S. equity index futures were higher this morning. S&P 500 futures were up 54 points at 8:30 AM EST. Index futures responded to encouraging comments by Iran and the U.S. that an agreement is near. WTI Crude Oil Futures dropped $4.40 to $92.20 per barrel in anticipation of a […]

Pre-opening Comments for Monday May 25th U.S. equity markets are closed today for the Memorial Day holiday. Other equity markets are open, but volumes are expected to be well below average. S&P 500 futures were up 70 points this morning on news from the New York Times that the U.S. and Iran appear close to […]