Pre-opening Comments for Wednesday March 4th U.S. equity index futures were higher this morning. S&P 500 futures were up 23 points at 8:30 AM EST. Moderna (MRNA) added $4.39 to $54.22 after agreeing to pay $2.25 billion to settle a COVID Vaccine patent dispute. Seasonal influences are favourable from March 4th to July 23rd. See […]

Pre-opening Comments for Tuesday March 3rd U.S. equity index futures were lower this morning. S&P 500 futures were down 106.00 points at 8:30 AM EST. Markets are responding to extension of conflict in the Middle East. Crude oil added another $5.13 to $76.42 per barrel. Gold dropped $113.60 to $5,207.20 per ounce on strength in […]

Pre-opening Comments for Monday March 2nd U.S. equity index futures moved lower in response to start of the war on Iran. S&P 500 futures were down 68 points at 8:30 AM EST. Crude oil responded to the conflict by advancing $5.25 to $72.72 per barrel. Gold responded to the conflict by advancing $170.10 to $5,415.00 […]

Pre-opening Comments for Friday February 27th U.S. equity index futures were lower this morning. S&P 500 futures were down 63 points at 8:35 AM EST. S&P 500 futures dipped 3 points following release of the January U.S. Producer Price Index at 8:30 AM EST. Consensus called for a 0.3% increase versus a 0.5% gain in […]

Pre-opening Comments for Thursday February 26th U.S. equity index futures were higher this morning. S&P 500 futures were up 6 points at 8:30 AM EST Nvidia (NVDA) added $2.35 to $197.91 after reporting higher than consensus fourth quarter revenues and earnings. The company also offered positive first quarter guidance. Equal Weighted Canadian Bank ETF (ZEB.TO) […]