Pre-opening Comments for Tuesday June 18th U.S. equity index futures were mixed this morning. S&P 500 futures were up 1 point at 8:35 AM EDT. U.S. equity index futures were unchanged following release of May U.S. Retail Sales at 8:30 AM EDT. Consensus was an increase of 0.2% versus revised down 0.2% in April. Actual […]

Pre-opening Comments for Monday June 17th U.S. equity index futures were lower this morning. S&P 500 futures were down 7 points at 8:35 AM EDT. S&P 500 Index futures dropped 4 points following release of the June Empire State Manufacturing Survey at 8:30 AM EDT. Consensus called for an improvement to -12.50 from -15.60 in […]

Pre-opening Comments for Friday June 14th U.S. equity index futures were lower this morning. S&P 500 futures were down 24 points at 8:35 AM EDT. Adobe advanced $66.45 to $525.19 after reporting higher than consensus second quarter results. The company also offered positive guidance. Tesla added $0.53 to $183.00 after shareholders approved Musk’s bonus package […]

Pre-opening Comments for Thursday June 13th U.S. equity index futures were higher this morning. S&P 500 futures were up 24 points at 8:35 AM EDT S&P 500 futures added 10 points following release of the May Producer Price Index at 8:30 AM EDT Consensus was an increase of 0.2% versus a gain of 0.5% in […]

Pre-opening Comments for Wednesday June 12th U.S. equity index futures are waiting for release of the May U.S. Consumer Price Report at 8:30 AM EDT. Consensus is an increase of 0.2% versus a gain of 0.3% in April. On a year-over-year basis, May CPI is expected to increase 3.4% versus a gain of 3.4% in […]