Pre-opening Comments for Monday November 3rd U.S. equity index futures were higher this morning. S&P 500 futures were up 16 points at 8:30 AM EST. December crude oil futures advanced $0.34 to $61.32 per barrel after OPEC+ announced plans to pause oil output hikes in the first quarter of 2026 following a modest boost in […]

Pre-opening Comments for Friday October 31st U.S. equity index futures were higher this morning. S&P 500 futures were up 60 points at 8:30 AM EDT. Apple added $9.26 to $280.66 after reporting higher than consensus fiscal fourth quarter revenues and earnings. Amazon advanced $20.00 to $242.86 after reporting higher than consensus third quarter revenues and […]

Pre-opening Comments for Thursday October 30th U.S. equity index futures were lower this morning. S&P 500 futures were down 22 points at 8:30 AM EDT Microsoft (MSFT) dropped $11.51 to $529.81 after reporting less than consensus fiscal first quarter results. Meta Platforms (META) dropped $50.00 to $701.40 after reporting lower than consensus profit margins in […]

Pre-opening Comments for Wednesday October 29th U.S. equity index futures were higher this morning. S&P 500 futures were up 16 points at 8:30 AM EDT. Bank of Canada’s interest rate decision is released at 9:45 AM EDT. The Bank of Canada is expected to lower its overnight lending rate for major Canadian banks by 0.25% […]

Pre-opening Comments for Tuesday October 28th U.S. equity index futures were higher this morning. S&P 500 futures were up 9 points at 8:30 AM EDT. Nucor (NUE) advanced $3.84 to $271.00 after reporting higher than consensus third quarter earnings. Seasonal influences are favourable until March 4th. See seasonality chart at www.EquityClock.com NXP Semiconductors (NXPI) added […]