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Oil, retail sales, employment, potash and biotech – Vialoux

U.S. equity index futures are higher this morning. S&P 500 futures are up 5 points in pre-opening trade. Index futures are responding partially to weakness in the U.S. Dollar. Commodities priced in U.S. Dollars including crude oil, gasoline, copper, gold, silver and platinum are trading higher.

Crude oil prices also were helped by news that the International Energy Agency has increased its estimate for global demand. Crude oil gained $0.80 per barrel. Energy stocks are expected to open significantly higher this morning. Tis the season for crude oil prices to move higher!il Futures (CL) Seasonal Chart

Index futures moved higher following release of February retail sales. Consensus was a gain of 0.2%. Actual was a gain of 0.3% despite two [...]

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