Pre-opening Comments for Tuesday April 18th U.S. equity index futures were higher this morning. S&P 500 futures were up 19 points at 8:35 AM EDT. Index futures were virtually unchanged following release of March U.S. Housing Starts at 8:30 AM EDT. Consensus was a slip to 1.420 million units from 1.450 million units in February. […]

Pre-opening Comments for Monday April 17th U.S. equity index futures were mixed this morning. S&P 500 futures were unchanged at 8:35 AM EDT. Index futures were unchanged following release of the April Empire State Manufacturing Survey at 8:30 AM EDT. Consensus was a decline of 15.0. Actual was a gain of 10.8 Shanghai Composite Index […]

Pre-opening Comments for Friday April 14th U.S. equity index futures were lower this morning. S&P 500 futures were down 7 points at 8:35 AM EDT. Index futures moved lower following release of March Retail Sales report at 8:30 AM EDT Consensus was a drop of 0.5 % versus a drop of 0.4% in February. Actual […]

Pre-opening Comments for Thursday April 13th U.S. equity index futures were higher this morning. S&P 500 futures were up 12 points at 8:35 AM EDT. Index futures moved higher following release of the March Producer Price Index at 8:30 AM EDT. Consensus was an increase 0.1% versus a decline of 0.1% in February. Actual was […]

Pre-opening Comments for Wednesday April 12th U.S. equity index futures were higher this morning. S&P 500 futures were up 31 points in pre-opening trade. S&P 500 futures advance 27 points following release of the March Consumer Price Index at 8:30 AM EDT. March CPI was expected to increase 0.2% versus a gain of 0.4% in […]