Pre-opening Comments for Friday September 16th U.S. equity index futures were lower this morning. S&P 500 futures were down 41 points in pre-opening trade. Volatility and volume on U.S. equity markets are expected to be higher than average. Today is the last trade day for September index and equity options and futures. FedEx plunged $30.86 […]

Pre-opening Comments for Thursday September 15th U.S. equity index futures were mixed this morning. S&P 500 futures were up 1 point at 7:30 AM EDT. A tentative labour agreement between railway companies and their unions was reached this morning. A series of U.S. economic news is scheduled to be released before the opening today August […]

Pre-opening Comments for Wednesday September 14th U.S. equity index futures were higher this morning. S&P 500 futures were up 7 points in pre-opening trade. Index futures were virtually unchanged following release of the U.S. August Producer Price Index at 8:30 AM EDT. Consensus was a decrease of 0.1% versus a decline of 0.5% in July. […]

Pre-opening Comments for Tuesday September 13th U.S. equity index futures were lower this morning. S&P 500 futures were down 54 points in pre-opening trade. Index futures moved sharply lower following release of the U.S. August Consumer Price Index at 8:30 AM EDT. Consensus was a slip of 0.1% versus unchanged in July. Actual was an […]

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 […]