Friday, February 3, 2012
This is your Benzinga news summary and trader's outlook covering headlines from overnight and today's pre-market session.
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- Booz Allen Hamilton BAH Reports Q3 EPS $0.40 vs $0.39 Est; Revenues $1.44B vs $1.47B Est
- Weyerhaeuser WY Reports Q4 EPS $0.14 vs $0.06 Est; Revenues $1.6B vs $1.59B Est
- Threshold Pharmaceuticals THLD and Merck KGaA Announce Global Agreement to Co-Develop and Commercialize Phase 3 Hypoxia-Targeted Drug TH-302
Domestic Pre-Market Trading
- U.S. Equity Markets trade higher as Dow futures trade up about 20 points.
- U.S. Dollar trades about 0.08% lower.
To see more pre-market news, click here.
Overseas Trading
- European markets are higher in afternoon trading. Britain's FTSE 100 added 0.39%, Germany's DAX gained 0.23% and France's CAC 40 advanced 0.26% on the session.
- Asian stocks ended the session mixed. China's Shanghai added 0.77%, Japan's Nikkei 225 lost 0.51%, and Hong Kong's Hang Seng advanced 0.08%.
To see more overseas news, click here.
Upgrades/Downgrades
- Bank of America Upgrades Dendreon DNDN to Neutral
- Morgan Stanley Upgrades National Oilwell Varco NOV to Overweight
To see more of today's upgrades, click here.
- Jefferies Downgrades Research In Motion RIMM to Underperform
- Goldman Sachs Downgrades Airgas ARG to Neutral
To see more of today's downgrades, click here.
On the Economic Calendar
- Nonfarm Payrolls and the Unemployment Rate is set to report at 8:30 a.m. ET
- ISM Non-Manufacturing Index and Factory Orders are due at 10:00 a.m.
To see more economic news, click here
Earnings
- Booz Allen Hamilton BAH Reports Q3 EPS $0.40 vs $0.39 Est; Revenues $1.44B vs $1.47B Est
- Weyerhaeuser WY Reports Q4 EPS $0.14 vs $0.06 Est; Revenues $1.6B vs $1.59B Est
- Spectrum Brands SPB Holdings Reports Q1 EPS $0.69 vs $0.61 Est; Sales $848.8M vs $880.6M Est
To see more earnings announcements, click here.
Corporate News
- Threshold Pharmaceuticals THLD and Merck KGaA Announce Global Agreement to Co-Develop and Commercialize Phase 3 Hypoxia-Targeted Drug TH-302
- WisdomTree WETF Prices of Public Offering 14.36M Shares at $5.61
To see more corporate news, click here.
Commodities
- Precious metals are trading higher, with gold posting gains of about 0.04%
- Energy futures are trading higher, with crude oil posting gains of about 0.15%
- Natural Gas futures are lower by about 2.7% and copper is trading higher by about 0.5%
To see more commodities news, click here.
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 | 1330 | 1326 | 1321 | 1317 | 1312 |
Gold | 1776 | 1769 | 1756 | 1748 | 1735 |
Crude | 99.23 | 97.91 | 96.57 | 95.36 | 94.13 |
Natural Gas | 2.74 | 2.65 | 2.49 | 2.40 | 2.24 |
EUR/USD | 1.3246 | 1.3194 | 1.3139 | 1.3087 | 1.3032 |
US Dollar Index | 79.54 | 79.31 | 79.10 | 78.85 | 78.61 |
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