Pre-opening Comments for Tuesday September 26th U.S. equity index futures were lower this morning. S&P 500 futures were down 20 points at 8:30 AM EDT. Thor Industries dropped $2.12 to $92.70 after reporting lower than consensus fiscal fourth quarter sales. United Natural Foods dropped $2.41 to $16.51 after the company reported a loss in its […]

Pre-opening Comments for Monday September 25th U.S. equity index futures were lower this morning. S&P 500 futures were down 13 points at 8:30 AM EDT. Walt Disney added $0.60 to $81.85 and Netflix gained $3.74 to $383.55 on news that the Writers Guild and the movie studios have reached a tentative labour agreement. Amazon advanced […]

Pre-opening Comments for Friday September 22nd U.S. equity index futures were higher this morning. S&P 500 futures were up 15 points at 8:35 AM EDT. The Canadian Dollar was unchanged at US 74.49 cents following release of July Canadian Retail Sales at 8:30 AM EDT. Consensus was an increase of 0.4% versus a gain of […]

Pre-opening Comments for Thursday September 21st U.S. equity index futures were lower this morning. S&P 500 futures were down 43 points at 8:35 AM EDT. FedEx gained $14.38 to $264.90 following release of higher than consensus first quarter earnings. The company also offered positive guidance. KB Homes slipped $0.81 to $47.25 despite reporting higher than […]

Pre-opening Comments for Tuesday September 19th U.S. equity index futures were mixed this morning. S&P 500 futures were unchanged at 8:35 AM EDT. The Canadian Dollar was unchanged at US 74.64 cents following release of the August Consumer Price Index at 8:30 AM EDT. Consensus was a year-over-year increase of 3.8% versus a gain of […]