Pre-opening Comments for Friday August 21st U.S. equity index futures were higher this morning. S&P 500 futures were up 38 points at 8:30 AM EDT. Ross Stores (ROST) added $18.31 to$247.30 after reporting higher than consensus second quarter results. The company also raised guidance. EquityClock’s Market Outlook for August 21st Manufacturers are extremely optimistic and […]

Pre-opening Comments for Thursday August 20th U.S. equity index futures are lower this morning. S&P 500 futures were down 45 points at 8:35 AM EDT. S&P 500 futures dropped 4 points following release of economic news at 8:30 AM EDT. Consensus for the August Philly Fed Index was a drop to 25.0 from 41.4 in […]

Pre-opening Comments for Wednesday August 19th U.S. equity index futures were mixed this morning. S&P 500 futures were up 3 points at 8:30 AM EDT. President Trump has halted imposing tariffs on selected Canadian items for the next three days pending completion of an agreement on trade. The Canadian Dollar added 0.12 to U.S. 72.07 […]

Pre-opening Comments for Tuesday August 18th U.S. equity index futures were lower this morning. S&P 500 futures were down 37 points at 8:35 AM EDT. S&P 500 futures slipped 2 points following release of the July U.S. Housing Starts report at 8:30 AM EDT. Consensus called for a drop to 1.34 million units from 1.4 […]

Pre-opening Comments for Monday August 17th U.S. equity index futures were higher this morning. S&P 500 futures were up 4 points at 8:35 AM EDT. S&P 500 futures were unchanged following release of the August Empire State Manufacturing Survey at 8:30 AM EDT. Consensus called for a slip to 12.0 from 15.6 in July. Actual […]