Pre-opening Comments for Tuesday December 16th U.S. Index futures were higher this morning. S&P 500 futures were up 3 points at 8:35 AM EST. S&P 500 futures added 9 points following release of economic news at 8:30 AM EST. Consensus for November Non-farm Payrolls was 45,000 versus 119,000 in October. Actual was 64,000. Consensus for […]

Pre-opening Comments for Monday December 15th U.S. equity index futures were higher this morning. S&P 500 future advanced 33 points at 8:35 AM EST. S&P 500 futures were unchanged following release of the December Empire State Survey at 8:30 AM EST. Consensus was a drop to 10.0 from 18.7 in November. Actual was -3.9. Texas […]

Pre-opening Comments for Friday December 12th U.S. equity index futures were lower this morning. S&P 500 futures were down 6 points at 8:30 AM EST. Broadcom (AVGO) dropped $23.37 to $383.00 after guiding below consensus. Costco (COST) gained $12.63 to $419.00 after reporting higher than consensus third quarter results. Lulu lemon (LULU) added $19.99 to […]

Pre-opening Comments for Thursday December 11th U.S. equity index futures were lower this morning. S&P 500 futures were down 25 points at 8:35 AM EST. S&P 500 futures slipped 3 points following release of the September U.S. Trade Report at 8:30 AM EST. Consensus called for a $65.50 billion deficit versus a $59.60 billion deficit […]

Pre-opening Comments for Wednesday December 10th U.S. equity index futures were higher this morning. S&P 500 futures were up 7 points at 8:30 AM EST. Focus today is on interest rates set by central banks. The FOMC is expected to lower the Fed Fund Rate from 4.00% to 3.75% at 2:00 PM EST. The Bank […]