Pre-opening Comments for Monday September 12th U.S. equity index futures were higher this morning. S&P 500 futures were up 12 points in pre-opening trade. General Electric added $0.26 to $74.30 after announcing plans to spin off its healthcare division in January. Bristol Myers Squibb gained $4.62 to $74.78 after the FDA approved Sotyktu, a drug […]

Pre-opening Comments for Friday September 9th U.S. equity index futures were higher this morning. S&P 500 futures were up 30 points in pre-opening trade. The Canadian Dollar dropped 0.15 to US76.70 cents following release of Canada’s August Employment report at 8:30 AM EDT. Consensus was an increase of 15,000 jobs versus a decline of 30,600 […]

Pre-opening Comments for Thursday September 8th U.S. equity index futures were mixed this morning. S&P 500 futures were unchanged in pre-opening trade. Equity index futures were unchanged after the European Central Bank raised its lending rate to major banks by 0.75% to 1.25%. Game Stop advanced $2.51 to $25.55 after reporting a smaller than expected […]

Pre-opening Comments for Wednesday September 7th U.S. equity index futures were lower this morning. S&P 500 futures were down 10 points in pre-opening trade. Index futures were virtually unchanged following release of the July U.S. Trade Report at 8:30 AM EDT. Consensus was a deficit of $70.5 billion versus a deficit of $79.60 billion in […]

Pre-opening Comments for Tuesday September 6th U.S. equity index futures were higher this morning. S&P 500 futures were up 23 points in pre-opening trade. Bed Bath & Beyond dropped $1.21 to $7.42 on news that the company’s Chief Financial Officer died by suicide. Discover Financial slipped $0.28 to $99.25 after JP Morgan downgraded the stock […]