The Market In 5 Minutes: Dow, S&P 500 Trading At All-Time Highs

Macro Focus

Futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 55 points to 18,966.00, while the Standard & Poor’s 500 index futures gained 5.75 points to 2,199.00. Futures for the Nasdaq 100 index gained 22.25 points to 4,876.75.

Oil prices traded lower as Brent crude futures fell 0.04 percent to trade at $48.88 per barrel, while US WTI crude futures also fell 0.19 percent to trade at $48.15 a barrel.

The Dow, S&P 500 and Nasdaq all closed Monday at all-time highs.

• Data on existing home sales for October will be released at 10:00 a.m. ET.
• The Richmond Fed Manufacturing Index for November is schedule for release at 10:00 a.m. ET.
• The Treasury is set to auction 4-week bills at 11:30 a.m. ET.
• The Treasury will also auction 5-year notes at 1:00 p.m. ET.

BZ News Desk Focus

• Dollar Tree DLTR Q3 Adj EPS $0.81 vs $0.78 Est, Revenue $5B vs $5.08B Est
• Campbell Soup CPB Q1 EPS $1.00 vs $0.95 Est, Revenue $2.2B vs $2.2B Est
• Palo Alto Networks PANW Q1 EPS $0.55 vs. Est. $0.53, Rev. $398.1M vs. Est. $400.2M
• Jack In The Box JACK Reports Q4 EPS $0.98 vs. Est. $0.88, Rev. $398.41M vs. Est. $398.71M
• DSW DSW Q3 EPS $0.51 vs $0.48 Est, Revenue $697M vs $712M Est
• Weibo WB Reports Q3 EPS $0.24 vs. Est. $0.20, Rev. $176.9M vs. Est. $173M
• SINA SINA Reports Q3 Adj. EPS $0.56 vs $0.35 Est., Sales $274.9M vs $265.3M Est.
• Hormel Foods HRL Q4 EPS $0.45 vs $0.46 Est, Revenue $2.63B vs $2.64B Est
• Medtronic MDT Q2 EPS $1.12 vs $1.11 Est, Revenue $7.35B vs $7.46B Est

Sell-Side Themes

Acushnet GOLF, the recent IPO of Titleist, was initiated by several analysts today. So far, price targets range from $20 to $25 per share.

Sell-Side's Most Noteworthy Calls

• Cowen downgraded Kate Spade KATE to Market Perform.
• Imperial downgraded United Continental UAL to In-Line.
• Barclays upgraded Sunrun RUN to Overweight.
• Bank of America upgraded American Movil AMX to Buy.
• Deutsche Bank started Acuity Brands AYI at Buy.

Deal Talk

Shares of LendingClub LC spiked higher Monday on unconfirmed takeover that Goldman Sachs could be making a bid. A "source" said Goldman could offer $10 per share. Lending Club closed at $6.14 on Monday, up 2.68 percent.

Shares of Illumina ILMN surged higher on a video report from Betaville's Ben Harrington that it's still in takeover talks with Roche RHHBY, according to sources. The companies have been in talks since 2012, when Illumina rejected a $44.50 per share offer from Roche. Illumina closed Monday at $137.75, up 4.31 percent.

In The News

China said it hoped to conclude an Asia-wide trade pact as soon as possible, a sign of Beijing’s intent to broaden its regional influence after President-elect Trump reiterated plans to withdraw from the U.S.-backed Trans-Pacific Partnership.

Adena Friedman, the next CEO of Nasdaq, has been groomed for years by outgoing CEO Bob Greifeld to inherit the stock exchange in an industry where the rules looked fairly stable. But Donald Trump’s surprise victory means the old playbook on financial regulation could soon be torn apart, just as she ascends to the exchange’s top job on January 1.

Blogosphere

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