Category: Market Summary

  • Keep An Eye Out: Pre-Market Movers And Analyst Recommendations

    Keep An Eye Out: Pre-Market Movers And Analyst Recommendations

    Don’t Trade Without Seeing The Orderbook Here are some of the biggest premarket U.S. stock movers today: Rite Aid (NYSE:RAD) stock rose 4.5%, rebounding after Friday’s 17% drop, after the drugstore chain filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy and announced it has received a commitment for $3.45 billion in new financing from some of its lenders.…

  • North American Morning Briefing: Middle-East Conflict, Earnings Caution Weigh on Mood

    North American Morning Briefing: Middle-East Conflict, Earnings Caution Weigh on Mood

    Market Wraps Watch For: Canada Wholesale Trade for August; Canada Manufacturing Survey for August Today’s Top Headlines/Must Reads: – A Recession Is No Longer the Consensus – If the Economy Is So Strong, Why Are Consumer Stocks Tanking? – Home Sales on Track for Slowest Year Since Housing Bust Opening Call: Stock futures were modestly…

  • US Futures, European Stocks Rise

    US Futures, European Stocks Rise

    U.S. futures for the S&P 500 were up 0.2% and futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.2%. Changes in futures do not necessarily predict movements after the opening bell. In Europe, the Stoxx Europe 600 gained 0.2% in morning trading. Atos climbed 8.2% and Bank Polska Kasa Opieki rose 7.7%. On the other…

  • Nasdaq Extends Yesterday’s Pullback But Dow Inches Higher

    Nasdaq Extends Yesterday’s Pullback But Dow Inches Higher

    Stocks moved mostly lower over the course of the trading on day on Friday, extending the pullback seen during Thursday’s session. The tech-heavy Nasdaq showed a steep drop on the day, while the Dow managed to close modestly higher. The Nasdaq tumbled 166.98 points or 1.2 percent to 13,407.23 and the S&P 500 slid 21.83…

  • US Futures Rise Slightly, European Stocks Mixed

    US Futures Rise Slightly, European Stocks Mixed

    U.S. futures for the S&P 500 were up 0.1% and futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average increased 0.1%. Changes in futures do not necessarily predict movements after the opening bell. In Europe, the Stoxx Europe 600 fell 0.1% in morning trading. MorphoSys rose 7.4% and Tryg added 6.5%. On the other hand, Sartorius Stedim…

  • Rebound By Treasury Yields Contributes To Pullback On Wall Street

    Rebound By Treasury Yields Contributes To Pullback On Wall Street

    Stocks moved mostly lower over the course of the trading day on Thursday, giving back ground after trending higher over the past several sessions. The major averages showed a lack of direction early in the session before coming under pressure in the early afternoon. The major averages climbed off their worst levels going into the…

  • US Futures, European Stocks Rise ahead of US CPI data

    US Futures, European Stocks Rise ahead of US CPI data

    U.S. futures for the S&P 500 were up 0.3% and futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed 0.2%. Changes in futures do not necessarily predict movements after the opening bell. In Europe, the Stoxx Europe 600 gained 0.5% in morning trading. Addtech Series B added 4.3% and Publicis Groupe rose 3.4%. On the other…

  • U.S. Stocks Extend Upward Move As Treasury Yields See Further Downside

    U.S. Stocks Extend Upward Move As Treasury Yields See Further Downside

    Stocks fluctuated over the course of the trading session on Wednesday but managed to end the day mostly higher. With the upward move, the major averages all closed higher for the fourth consecutive session. The major averages moved to the upside going into the close, ending the session near their best levels of the day.…

  • Keep An Eye Out: Pre-Market Movers And Recommendations

    Keep An Eye Out: Pre-Market Movers And Recommendations

    Here are some of the biggest premarket U.S. stock movers today: Don’t Trade Without Seeing The Orderbook Pioneer Natural Resources (NYSE:PXD) stock rose 1.9% after oil major Exxon Mobil (NYSE:XOM), down 2.4%, confirmed plans to acquire its rival in an all-stock deal with just under $60 billion, in what would be the most significant corporate…

  • Wednesday’s Wall Street Highlights: HP, Walgreens, Fresenius Medical, Silk Road, and More

    Wednesday’s Wall Street Highlights: HP, Walgreens, Fresenius Medical, Silk Road, and More

    US index futures are trading higher in Wednesday’s pre-market, reflecting a perceived easing of concerns about interest rates following comments from Federal Reserve members the previous day, as well as substantial stimulus measures announced by China. Investors are keeping an eye on the release of the Federal Open Market Committee minutes and developments in the…