Pre-opening Comments for Friday March 27th U.S. equity index futures were lower this morning. S&P 500 futures dropped 28 points at 8:30 AM EST. Index futures moved lower despite news that U.S. expanded military action against Iran has been postponed pending further discussions with Iran officials. Equity futures responded to higher crude oil prices. WTI […]

Pre-opening Comments for Thursday March 26th U.S. equity index futures were lower this morning. S&P 500 futures were down 52 points at 8:30 AM EST. S&P 500 futures responded to higher crude oil prices. The price of WTI crude oil advanced $3.87 to $94.17 per barrel at 8:30 AM EST. Meta Platform dropped $6.90 to […]

Pre-opening Comments for Wednesday March 25th U.S. equity index futures were higher this morning. S&P 500 futures were up 40 points at 8:30 AM EST. Index futures moved higher when crude oil prices moved lower in response to possible start of negotiations between the U.S. and Iran. WTI Crude Oil dropped $3.29 to $89.08 per […]

Pre-opening Comments for Tuesday March 24th U.S. equity index futures were lower this morning. S&P 500 futures were down points at 8:30 AM EST. S&P 500 futures were unchanged following release of updated fourth quarter U.S. Productivity reported at 8:30 AM EST. Consensus was a drop to an annualized 1.8% rate versus previous 2.8% rate. […]

Pre-opening Comments for Monday March 23rd U.S. equity index futures are higher this morning. S&P 500 futures were up 109 points at 8:30 AM EST. S&P 500 futures advanced sharply at 7:00 AM EST after President Trump and Iran authorities confirmed that overnight negotiation to de-escalate war conditions had been productive. The U.S. paused plans […]