A Peek Into The Markets: US Stock Futures Rise Ahead Of Home Prices, Consumer Confidence Data


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Pre-open movers

U.S. stock futures traded higher in early pre-market trade. The S&P Corelogic Case-Shiller home price index for January will be released at 9:00 a.m. ET. The Conference Board’s Consumer Confidence Index and the Richmond Fed Manufacturing Index will be released at 10:00 a.m. ET. Atlanta Federal Reserve Bank President Raphael Bostic is set to speak in Atlanta, Georgia at 11:00 a.m. ET.

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Futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 113 points to 24,304.00, while the Standard & Poor’s 500 index futures gained 14.25 points to 2,673.75. Futures for the Nasdaq 100 index surged 56 points to 6,831.00.

Oil prices traded higher as Brent crude futures rose 0.40 percent to trade at $70.40 per barrel, while US WTI crude futures rose 0.37 percent to trade at $65.79 a barrel.

 

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European markets were higher today, with the Spanish Ibex Index rising 1.11 percent, STOXX Europe 600 Index climbing 1.40 percent and German DAX 30 index gaining 0.88 percent. The UK's FTSE index was trading higher by 0.10 percent, while French CAC 40 Index rose 0.65 percent.

In Asian markets, Japan’s Nikkei Stock Average fell 0.15 percent, Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index climbed 0.79 percent, China’s Shanghai Composite Index slipped 0.01 percent and India’s BSE Sensex rose 0.33 percent.


Broker Recommendation

Analysts at JP Morgan downgraded Canadian Solar Inc. (NASDAQ:CSIQ) from Neutral to Underweight.

Canadian Solar shares rose 2.52 percent to close at $17.51 on Monday.


Breaking news


  • McCormick & Company, Incorporated (NYSE:MKC) reported stronger-than-expected earnings for its first quarter and raised its FY18 earnings guidance.


  • Fennec Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ:FENC) disclosed that it has received Breakthrough Therapy designation by the FDA for PEDMARK.


  • Red Hat Inc (NYSE:RHT) reported better-than-expected results for its fourth quarter. The company also issued strong first-quarter and fiscal 2019 earnings and sales guidance.


  • Overstock.com Inc (NASDAQ:OSTK) announced a proposed 4-million-share common stock offering.



27% profits every 20 days?

This is what Nic Chahine averages with his options buys. Not selling covered calls or spreads... BUYING options. Most traders don't even have a winning percentage of 27% buying options. He has an 83% win rate. Here's how he does it.


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