Pre-opening Comments for Monday April 29th U.S. equity index futures were higher this morning. S&P 500 futures added 12 points at 8:30 AM EDT. Apple advanced $3.34 to $172.64 after Bernstein upgraded the stock to Buy. Southwest Airlines dropped $0.34 to $26.69 after Jefferies downgraded the stock. Domino’s Pizza added $22.93 to $522.00 after reporting […]

Pre-opening Comments for Friday April 26th U.S. equity index futures were higher this morning. S&P 500 futures were up 46 points at 8:35 AM EDT. S&P 500 futures added 11 points following release of the March PCE Price Index at 8:30 AM EDT. Consensus was an increase of 0.2% versus a gain of 0.3% in […]

Pre-opening Comments for Thursday April 25th U.S. equity index futures were lower this morning. S&P 500 futures were down 50 points at 8:35 AM EDT. S&P 500 futures dropped another 14 points following release of U.S. first quarter annualized GDP at 8:30 AM EDT. Consensus was an increase of 2.5% versus a gain of 3.4% […]

Pre-opening Comments for Wednesday April 24th U.S. equity index futures were higher this morning. S&P 500 futures were up 14 points at 8:35 AM EDT. S&P 500 Index futures were unchanged following release of the March Durable Goods Orders report at 8:30 AM EDT. Consensus was a 2.5% increase versus a gain of 3.4% in […]

U.S. equity index futures were higher this morning. S&P 500 futures were up 10 points at 8:30 AM EDT. Nucor dropped $11.63 to $180.00 after reporting lower than consensus first quarter earnings. The company also lowered second quarter guidance. Cadence Design Systems dropped $20.63 to $264.39 after lowering second quarter guidance. Cleveland Cliffs dropped $0.70 […]