Pre-opening Comments for Tuesday January 16th U.S. equity index futures were lower this morning. S&P 500 futures were down 14 points at 8:35 AM EST. U.S. equity index futures increased 6 points following release of the January Empire State Manufacturing Survey at 8:30 AM EST. Consensus was an improvement to -7.10 from -14.50 in December. […]

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Pre-opening Comments for Friday January 12th U.S. equity index futures were mixed this morning. S&P 500 futures were unchanged at 8:35 AM EST. S&P 500 futures recovered 13 points following release of the U.S. December Producer Price Index at 8:30 AM EST. Consensus was an increase of 0.1% versus no change in November. Actual was […]

Pre-opening Comments for Thursday January 11th U.S equity index futures were mixed this morning. S&P 500 futures were unchanged at 8:35 AM EST. Index futures dropped 9 points following release of the December Consumer Price report at 8:30 AM EST. Consensus was an increase of 0.2% versus a gain of 0.1% in November. Actual was […]

Pre-opening Comments for Wednesday January 10th U.S. equity index futures were mixed this morning. S&P 500 futures were unchanged at 8:30 AM EST. Lennar added $1.65 to $149.81 after the company raised its dividend by 33%. The company also increased its share buyback program to $5 billion. Juniper Networks another added $0.21 to $37.02 after […]