Pre-opening Comments for Tuesday March 14th U.S. equity index futures were higher this morning. S&P 500 futures were up 18 points in pre-opening trade. Index futures moved lower following release of the February inflation report at 8:30 AM EDT. February Consumer Price Index was expected to increase 0.4% versus a gain of 0.5% in January. […]

Pre-opening Comments for Wednesday March 15th U.S. equity index futures were lower this morning. S&P 500 futures were down 75 points in pre-opening trade. Index futures turned lower in overnight trade on news of liquidity concerns at Credit Suisse. Credit Suisse dropped $0.41 to $1.81. Index futures moved slightly lower following release of a series […]

Pre-opening Comments for Monday March 13th U.S. equity index futures were lower this morning. S&P 500 futures were down 11 points in pre-opening trade. Index futures weakened despite regulatory authorities taking control of Silicon Valley Bank after the bank experienced a run on its assets. First Republic Bank plunged $49.26 to $32.50 on solvency concerns. […]

Pre-opening Comments for Friday March 10th U.S. equity index futures were higher this morning. S&P 500 futures were added 12 points in pre-opening trade. Index futures rallied following release of the U.S. February Employment Report at 8:30 AM EST. Non-farm Payrolls were expected to increase 205,000 versus a gain of 517,000 in January. Actual was […]

Pre-opening Comments for Thursday March 9th 2023 U.S. equity index futures were lower this morning. S&P 500 futures were down 6 points in pre-opening trade. Eli Lilly slipped $1.50 to $311.04 on news that its proposed drug aimed at preventing Alzheimer failed to slow down cognitive decline American Express gained $3.09 to $177.86 after the […]