A Peek Into The Market Before The Trading Starts

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Pre-open movers
US stock futures are higher this morning, ahead of nonfarm payrolls data. Futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average surged 21 points to 13,519.00 and S&P 500 index futures rose 1.50 points to 1,457.30. Nasdaq 100 futures gained 6 points to 2,827.50.
A Peek Into Global Markets
European markets were higher today. The STOXX Europe 600 Index rose 0.71%, London's FTSE 100 Index gained 0.49%, French CAC 40 Index surged 0.98% and German DAX 30 index rose 0.77%. Asian markets ended mostly higher, with Japan's Nikkei Stock Average surging 0.44% and Australia's S&P/ASX 200 rising 0.92%. Hong Kong's Hang Seng index gained 0.50% and India's Sensex fell 0.73%.
Broker Recommendation
Analysts at Goldman Sachs upgraded Owens-Illinois
OI
from “neutral” to “buy.” The target price for Owens-Illinois has been raised from $20 to $28. Owens-Illinois shares gained 2.11% to close at $19.36 yesterday.
Breaking news
  • AngioDynamics ANGO today announced it has been awarded a contract with HealthTrust Purchasing Group (HealthTrust) covering vascular access products, including its DuraMax chronic dialysis catheter, DuraFlow, DuraFlow 2 and EvenMore chronic hemodialysis catheters, and the Schon XL acute hemodialysis catheter. To read the full news, click here.
  • Brian Goldsmith has been named Co-Chief Operating Officer of Lionsgate LGF and will spearhead Lionsgate's corporate development activities, growing platform of channels, and digital initiatives, the Company announced today. To read the full news, click here.
  • Primero Mining PPP announced today that the Company's Mexican subsidiary has received a positive ruling from the Mexican tax authorities on its Advance Pricing Agreement filing made in October 2011. To read the full news, click here.
  • Trimble TRMB announced today that it has acquired assets of privately-held Refraction Technology of Plano, Texas, a leading provider of seismic sensors and high-frequency data logging systems. To read the full news, click here.
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