US Stock Futures Signal Higher Start On Wall Street - Becton Dickinson (NYSE:BDX)

Pre-open movers

US stock futures traded higher in early pre-market trade. Hewlett-Packard Company

HPQ

shares jumped 7.95% in pre-market trading following the confirmation of split into HP Inc and HP Enterprise. The Fed's labor-market conditions index will be released at around 10 a.m. ET. Futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average surged 59 points to 16,980.00, while the Standard & Poor's 500 index futures rose 6.70 points to 1,967.00. Futures for the Nasdaq 100 index gained 14.25 points to 4,030.25.

A Peek Into Global Markets

European markets were higher today, with the Spanish Ibex Index rising 1.16%, STOXX Europe 600 Index gaining 0.42%. German DAX 30 index climbed 0.77%, French CAC 40 Index gained 0.14% and London's FTSE 100 Index surged 0.35%.German factory orders declined 5.7% in August. In Asian markets, Japan's Nikkei Stock Average gained 1.16% and Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index gained 1.09%. .

Broker Recommendation

Analysts at Goldman Sachs upgraded Intuitive Surgical

ISRG

from Neutral to Buy. The price target for Intuitive Surgical has been raised from $466 to $584. Intuitive Surgical's shares closed at $475.21 on Friday.

Breaking news

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Becton, Dickinson BDX and CareFusion CFN announced today a definitive agreement under which BD will acquire CareFusion for $58.00 per share in cash and stock, or a total of $12.2 billion, to create a global leader in medication management and patient safety solutions. To read the full news, click here.

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