Pre-opening Comments for Friday February 16th U.S. equity index futures were lower this morning. S&P 500 futures dropped 9 points at 8:35 AM EST S&P 500 Index futures dropped 15 points following release of the January U.S. Producer Price Index at 8:30 AM EST. Consensus was an increase of 0.1% versus a decline of 0.1% […]

Pre-opening Comments for Thursday February 15th U.S. equity index futures were higher this morning. S&P 500 futures were up 9 points at 8:35 AM EST. S&P 500 futures added 5 points following release of economic news at 8:30 AM EST. Consensus for January retail Sales was a drop of 0.3%. Actual was a drop of […]

Pre-opening Comments for Wednesday February 14th U.S. equity index futures were higher this morning. S&P 500 futures were up 22 points at 8:30 AM EST. Zillow Group added $1.34 to $53.40 after reporting higher than consensus fourth quarter earnings. Robin Hood advanced $1.81 to $13.65 after reporting higher than consensus fourth quarter revenues. Lyft gained […]

Pre-opening Comments for Tuesday February 13th Equity index futures were lower this morning. S&P 500 futures were down 54 points at 8:35 AM EST. Index futures dropped an additional 32 points following release of the January U.S. Consumer Price Index at 8:30 AM EST. Consensus was an increase 0.2% versus a gain of 0.2% in […]

Pre-opening Comments for Monday February 12th U.S. equity index futures were mixed this morning. S&P 500 futures were down 1 point at 8:30 AM EST. Diamondback Energy gained $1.24 to $152.98 after announcing a merger with Endeavor Energy Resources in a deal valued at $26 billion. Endeavour shareholder will receive $8 billion cash and 117.3 […]