Index Futures Net Changes and Settlements:
Foreign Markets, Fair Value and Volume:
- In Asia 9 out of 11 markets closed higher: Shanghai Comp +1.05%, Hang Seng +1.33%, Nikkei +1.02%
- In Europe 9 out of 13 markets are trading higher: CAC +0.41%, DAX +0.19%, FTSE -0.02%
- Fair Value: S&P +0.17, NASDAQ +5.40, Dow -3.06
- Total Volume: 1.48mil ESZ & 264 SPZ traded in the pit
As of 8:00 AM EST
Today’s Economic Calendar:
Today’s economic calendar includes MBA Mortgage Applications 7:00 AM ET, GDP 8:30 AM ET, International Trade in Goods 8:30 AM ET, Corporate Profits 8:30 AM ET, Retail Inventories 8:30 AM ET, Wholesale Inventories 8:30 AM ET, New Home Sales 10:00 AM ET, Richmond Fed Manufacturing Index 10:00 AM ET, State Street (NYSE:STT) Investor Confidence Index 10:00 AM ET, EIA Petroleum Status Report 10:30 AM ET, and Jerome Powell Speaks 12:00 PM ET.
S&P 500 Futures: #ES Up 2 Days In A Row
After trading lower in the overnight session, the S&P 500 futures opened yesterday’s regular session at 2662.25, and quickly made a low of day at 2655.25. From there the futures turned higher, pushing up to the morning high of 2679.25 just after 10:00, and then drifted down to a late morning low of 2664.00.
The afternoon saw another lift for the futures, as the ES rallied up to 2684.00 in the closing minutes, printed 2682.50 at 3:00, and settled the day at 2684.00, up +14.00 handles, or +0.57%.
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