Monday, February 13, 2012
This is your Benzinga news summary and trader's outlook covering headlines from overnight and today's pre-market session.
Benzinga's Top News
- Greek policymakers have finally agreed on an austerity package that will help it avoid a default on €14.5 billion euros of outstanding debt. An agreement means that the EU and IMF will give the beleagured and indebted Mediterranean state €130 billion in bailout funds.
Domestic Pre-Market Trading
- U.S. Equity Markets trade higher as Dow futures trade up about 71 points.
- U.S. Dollar trades about 0.46% lower.
To see more pre-market news, click here.
Overseas Trading
- European markets are higher in afternoon trading. Britain's FTSE 100 added 1.00%, Germany's DAX gained 0.8% and France's CAC 40 advanced 0.54% on the session.
- Asian stocks ended the session higher as well. China's Shanghai added 0.01%, Japan's Nikkei 225 advanced 0.58%, and Hong Kong's Hang Seng gained 0.5%.
To see more overseas news, click here.
Upgrades/Downgrades
- Goldman Sachs Upgrades Noble NE from Neutral to Buy, Raises PT from $37 to $46
- Goldman Sachs Upgrades Oceaneering International OII from Neutral to Buy, Raises PT from $57 to $66
To see more of today's upgrades, click here.
- BMO Capital Markets Downgrades Silvercorp Metals SVM from Outperform to Market Perform
- Goldman Sachs Downgrades Baker Hughes BHI from Buy to Neutral, Lowers PT from $70 to $59
To see more of today's downgrades, click here.
On the Economic Calendar
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No Major Economic Events Today
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Earnings
- Regeneron REGN Reports Q4 EPS $(0.37) vs$(0.60) Est; Revenues $123.00M vs $131.50M Est
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Corporate News
- Greek policymakers have finally agreed on an austerity package that will help it avoid a default on €14.5 billion euros of outstanding debt. An agreement means that the EU and IMF will give the beleagured and indebted Mediterranean state €130 billion in bailout funds.
- Columbia Laboratories CBRX Transfers NDA for Progesterone Vaginal Gel 8% to Watson Pharmaceuticals WPI
- SeraCare SRLS Announces Definitive Agreement to be Acquired by Linden Capital Partners for $4.00 per Share
To see more corporate news, click here.
Commodities
- Precious metals are trading higher, with gold posting early gains of about 0.33%
- Energy futures are trading higher, with crude oil posting early gains of about 0.93%
- Natural Gas futures are lower by about 1.94% and copper is trading higher by about 0.52%
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 | 1348 | 1344 | 1339 | 1335 | 1329 |
Gold | 1751 | 1738 | 1733 | 1709 | 1693 |
Crude | 101.04 | 100.05 | 98.68 | 97.69 | 96.32 |
Natural Gas | 2.56 | 2.52 | 2.48 | 2.44 | 2.40 |
EUR/USD | 1.3340 | 1.3268 | 1.3211 | 1.3138 | 1.3082 |
US Dollar Index | 79.66 | 79.39 | 79.04 | 78.77 | 78.41 |
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