Friday, May 18, 2012
This is your Benzinga news summary and trader's outlook covering headlines from overnight and today's pre-market session.
Benzinga's Top News
- Facebook FB Prices 421M Shares At $38 per Share; Scheduled Open is for 11:00 a.m. ET
- Foot Locker FL Reports Q1 EPS $0.83 vs $0.74 Est; Revenues $1.58B vs $1.55B Est
- Donaldson DCI Reports Q3 EPS $0.46 vs $0.43 Est; Revenues $647.2M vs $649.88M Est
- U.S. Equity Markets trade higher as Dow futures trade up about 60 points.
- U.S. Dollar trades about 0.11% higher.
- European markets are mixed in afternoon trading. Britain's FTSE 100 slid 0.55%, Germany's DAX added 0.27% and France's CAC 40 advanced 0.43% on the session.
- Asian stocks ended the session lower. China's Shanghai fell 1.41%, Japan's Nikkei 225 tumbled 2.99%, and Hong Kong's Hang Seng slid 1.3%.
- Credit Suisse Upgrades AutoZone AZO from Neutral to Outperform, Raises PT from $350 to $440
- Guggenheim Upgrades Sprint Nextel S from Neutral to Buy, Raises PT from $3 to $3.5
- Cantor Fitzgerald Downgrades Power-One PWER from Buy to Hold, Lowers PT from $7.5 to $5
- Goldman Sachs Downgrades Bankrate RATE from Buy to Neutral, Lowers PT from $27 to $25
- Foot Locker FL Reports Q1 EPS $0.83 vs $0.74 Est; Revenues $1.58B vs $1.55B Est
- Donaldson DCI Reports Q3 EPS $0.46 vs $0.43 Est; Revenues $647.2M vs $649.88M Est
- Brown Shoe BWS Reports Q1 EPS $0.23 vs $0.09 Est; Revenues $626.4M vs $600.70M Est
- Facebook FB Prices 421M Shares At $38 per Share; Scheduled Open is for 11:00 a.m. ET
- Precious metals are trading higher, with gold posting early gains of about 0.97%
- Energy futures are trading higher, with crude oil posting early gains of about 0.11%
- Natural Gas futures are trading 3.01% higher and copper is trading higher by about 0.92%
Domestic Pre-Market Trading
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Upgrades/Downgrades
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On the Economic Calendar
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No Major Economic Events
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Earnings
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Corporate News
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Commodities
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Benzinga's Morning Radar
Technical Levels for Futures and ForexName | Resistance-2 | Resistance-1 | Mid Pivot | Support-1 | Support-2 |
E-Mini S&P 500 | 1341 | 1321 | 1310 | 1291 | 1280 |
Gold | 1601 | 1588 | 1566 | 1553 | 1532 |
Crude | 94.75 | 93.82 | 92.96 | 92.03 | 91.17 |
Natural Gas | 2.77 | 2.70 | 2.60 | 2.53 | 2.43 |
EUR/USD | 1.2785 | 1.2741 | 1.2700 | 1.2659 | 1.2622 |
US Dollar Index | 82.04 | 81.84 | 81.63 | 81.43 | 81.21 |
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