Feb 28
Pre-opening Comments for Monday February 28th U.S. equity index futures were lower this morning. S&P 500 futures were down 57 points in pre-opening trade. Index futures were responding to growing geopolitical concerns related to events in Ukraine. Commodity prices were higher this morning related to events in Ukraine. Gold gained $23.30 to US$1909.90 per ounce. […]
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Feb 25
Pre-opening Comments for Friday February 25th U.S. equity index futures were higher this morning. S&P 500 futures were up 20 points in pre-opening trade. Index futures moved higher following release of economic reports at 8:30 AM EST. Consensus for January Durable Goods Orders was an increase of 0.8%. Actual was an increase of 1.6%. Excluding […]
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Feb 24
Pre-opening Comments for Thursday February 24th World equity markets are sharply lower this morning on news that Russia has invaded Ukraine. European equity indices are down 3%-5%.At 7:30 AM EST, S&P 500 futures were down 103 points, gold advanced $49.10 to $1,959.50 per ounce. Crude oil gained $6.55 to $98.65 per barrel. eBay dropped $4.20 […]
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Feb 23
Pre-opening Comments for Wednesday February 23rd U.S. equity index futures were higher this morning. S&P 500 futures were up 30 points in pre-opening trade. Lowe’s added $8.10 to 222.69 after reporting higher than consensus fourth quarter results. Palo Alto Networks gained $29.29 to $505.00 after reporting higher than consensus fiscal second quarter results. Caesar’s World […]
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Feb 22
Pre-opening Comments for Tuesday February 22nd U.S. equity index futures were lower this morning. S&P 500 futures were down 13 points in pre-opening trade. Crude oil added $2.79 to $93.86 per barrel in anticipation of an invasion of Ukraine by Russia. Home Depot eased $6.37 to $340.50 despite reporting higher than consensus fourth quarter results. […]
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