Joel Elconin is the co-host of Benzinga's #PreMarket Prep, a daily trading idea radio show.
S&P 500 Index futures were trading sharply higher by 17 points at 2049.00 in Thursday's session. After trading higher for the entire after-hours and pre-market session, the rally did not take a breather off the opening bell.
At time of writing, they surpassed Wednesday's high (2044.75) mounting a challenge to clear the 2050 level, reaching 2051.25, before falling back to its current level.
The index is getting a boost from Apple Inc. AAPL as well as rally in the financial sector. Following the passage of the most recent Stress Test, JP Morgan JPM, Citigroup C and Wells Fargo are all posting solid gains.
The SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust SPY was trading at $206.26, up $1.76 (about 0.9 percent).
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