A Peek Into The Markets: U.S. Stock Futures Rise Ahead Of Jobless Claims

 

Pre-open movers

U.S. stock futures traded higher in early pre-market trade. Data on weekly jobless claims will be released at 8:30 a.m. ET, while the Treasury budget data for October is schedule for release at 2:00 p.m. ET. St. Louis Federal Reserve Bank President James Bullard is set to speak in St. Louis, Mo. at 9:15 a.m. ET.

Futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed 91 points to 18,623.00, while the Standard & Poor’s 500 index futures gained 9 points to 2,169.25. Futures for the Nasdaq 100 index surged 30.50 points to 4,851.00.

Oil prices traded lower as Brent crude futures fell 0.19 percent to trade at $46.27 per barrel, while US WTI crude futures also fell 0.91 percent to trade at $44.86 a barrel. The Energy Information Administration’s weekly report on natural gas stocks is schedule for release at 10:30 a.m. ET.


A Peek Into Global Markets

European markets were higher today, with the Spanish Ibex Index rising 0.57 percent, STOXX Europe 600 Index gaining 0.70 percent and German DAX 30 index gaining 0.71 percent. The UK's FTSE index was trading higher by 0.16 percent, while French CAC 40 Index climbed 0.93 percent.

In Asian markets, Japan’s Nikkei Stock Average climbed 6.72 percent, Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index rose 1.89 percent, China’s Shanghai Composite Index rose 1.37 percent and India’s BSE Sensex rose 0.97 percent.


Broker Recommendation

Analysts at Bank of America upgraded International Business Machines Corp. IBM from Neutral to Buy and raised the price target from $170.00 to $185.00.

IBM shares rose 1.54 percent to $157.20 in pre-market trading.


Breaking news


  • Shake Shack Inc SHAK reported stronger-than-expected results for its third quarter on Wednesday. Its same store sales rose 2.9 percent year-over-year. Shake Shack also raised and narrowed full-year 2016 revenue guidance. To read the full news, click here.


  • Twitter Inc TWTR disclosed that its COO Adam Bain is stepping down. The company named Anthony Noto as its new COO.


  • Sodastream International Ltd SODA reported stronger-than-expected results for its third quarter. To read the full news, click here.


  • Novavax, Inc. NVAX reported a narrower-than-expected loss for its third quarter, while revenue missed expectations. Management announced a corporate restructuring and cost savings plan. Novavax plans to reduce 30 percent of its workforce. The plans is expected to result in savings of $70 million to $100 million in 2017. To read the full news, click here.


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