U.S. stock futures rise further after housing data NEW YORK (MarketWatch) — U.S. stock futures furthered their modest gains Tuesday after an index of home prices rose in July. Up 20-plus points ahead of the report, futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average were lately up 33 points at 10,783. S&P 500 futures added 8.8 [...]
Tokyo Stock Exchange Selects NYSE Technologies To Build Futures Platform Based on the successful Tdex+ platform already trading options on the TSE since October 2009, this futures trading engine will offer best-in-class latency. Read more on Wall Street and Technology
Stock index futures up Stock index futures pointed to a slightly higher open on Wall Street on Friday, with futures for the S&P 500 up 0.3 percent, Dow Jones futures up 0.1 percent and Nasdaq 100 futures up 0.4 percent at 0850 GMT. Read more on Reuters via Yahoo! News
European Stock Futures Signal Gains (RTTNews) – European stocks are seen opening flat to slightly higher on Wednesday, adding to recent gains, tracking firm Asian cues and the higher U.S. index futures. Read more on INO News
Stock futures dip ahead of busy data week Stock futures fall modestly entering week that culminates with monthly jobs report Read more on Bay News 9 Tampa Bay
Stock futures edge up ahead of GDP data, Bernanke talk Stock index futures rose slightly on Friday ahead of a speech from Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke and an estimate on second-quarter economic growth, which may offer clarity on how strongly a recovery is taking hold. Read more on Reuters via Yahoo! News
Stock futures remain lower after durable goods NEW YORK (MarketWatch) — U.S. stock futures maintained Wednesday losses after the government reported durable goods rebounded a modest 0.3% in July after a revised 0.1% drop in June. Futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average were off 56 points at 9,967. S&P 500 futures declined 6.3 points [...]
U.S. Stock Futures Decline Before Home Sales Report; IBM, Dell Shares Drop U.S. stock-index futures declined, indicating the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index may extend a five- week low, before a home sales report that may cast further doubt on the viability of the economic recovery. Read more on Bloomberg
CPO futures steadier amid talks of bad weather PRICES of crude palm oil (CPO) futures contracts on Bursa Malaysia Derivatives ended higher yesterday amid talks of new price and bad weather. The market is reacting positively to a price forecast made by leading industry analyst Dorab Mistry, dealers said. Read more on Business Times
European, U.S. Stock-Index Futures Retreat; Rio Tinto, CRH May Decline European and U.S. stock-index futures retreated before a report that may show sales of previously owned American homes plunged in July to the lowest level since March 2009. Asian shares also dropped. Read more on Bloomberg
