Pre-opening Comments for Wednesday February 15th U.S. equity index futures were lower this morning. S&P 500 futures were down 18 points in pre-opening trade. U.S. equity index futures were unchanged following release of January Retail Sales at 8:30 AM EST. Consensus was an increase of 2.0% versus a drop of 1.1% in December. Actual was.an […]

Pre-opening Comments for Tuesday February 14th U.S. equity index futures were mixed this morning. S&P 500 futures were unchanged in pre-opening trade. Index futures moved lower following release of the January Consumer Price Index at 8:30 AM EST. Consensus was an increase of 0.4% versus a decline of 0.1% in December. Actual was an increase […]

Pre-opening Comments for Monday February 13th U.S. equity index futures were higher this morning. S&P 500 futures were up 9 points in pre-opening trade. Caterpillar dropped $3.37 to $244.30 after Baird downgraded the stock from Outperform to Neutral. Check Point Software added $6.02 to $133.18 after reporting higher than consensus quarterly results. Five Below gained […]

Pre-opening Comments for Friday February 10th U.S. equity index futures were lower this morning. S&P 500 futures were down 19 points in pre-opening trade. The Canadian Dollar added US0.30 to 74.73 cents after release of Canada’s January employment report at 8:30 AM EST. Consensus was an increase of 15,000 versus a gain of 104,000 in […]

Pre-opening Comments for Thursday February 9th U.S. equity index futures were higher this morning. S&P 500 futures were up 27 points in pre-opening trade. Walt Disney gained $6.03 to $117.81 after reporting higher than consensus fiscal first quarter revenues and earnings. The company also announced a planned reduction in employees. MGM International added $2.25 to […]