U.S. stocks are pointed toward a higher open Wednesday. Energy shares are rising as oil is nearing a five-month high. Bank shares are also trading higher. Gold and silver have also rebounded after the rally in precious metals paused for a couple of days. The Dow Jones is up 0.91%, the Nasdaq is up 0.83%, the S&P is up 0.7%. ... more
Stocks in Asia are mixed. The Hang Seng is up 1.42%, the Nikkei 225 is up 0.41%, the Mumbai Sensex is down -0.1% the Australia ASX All Ordinaries is down -0.24% and the Shanghai SE Composite Index is down -0.65%.
In Europe stocks are up. The FTSE 100 is up 1.21%, the CAC 40 is up 0.43%, the Euro Stoxx 50 is up 0.32% and the DAX is up 0.03%.
Energy futures are mixed today. The price for West Texas Intermediate crude oil is up 0.67 at 42.28 per barrel. Brent crude is up 0.68 at 45.18 per barrel. Natural Gas is down -0.02 at 2.15. Precious metals are mixed this morning. Gold is up 13.81 at 1925.7 per ounce. Platinum is down -5.09 at 926.16 while silver is down -0.54 at 25.51. The dollar is mixed compared to the major currencies today. The greenback is down against the euro, up against the Yen and up against the Pound.
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd (NCLH), Unum Group (UNM) and Marathon Oil Corporation (MRO) are moving higher this morning, while Deere & Company (DE), Exxon Mobil Corporation (XOM) and Ingersoll Rand Inc (IR) are headed lower. BRP Inc (DOOO), Hudbay Minerals Inc (HBM) and McGrath RentCorp (MGRC) were upgraded by analysts this morning, while Coupa Software Inc (COUP), Triumph Group Inc (TGI) and Deere & Company (DE) were downgraded.[InvestorsKeyhole, various news and data sources]
Stocks in Asia are mixed. The Hang Seng is up 1.42%, the Nikkei 225 is up 0.41%, the Mumbai Sensex is down -0.1% the Australia ASX All Ordinaries is down -0.24% and the Shanghai SE Composite Index is down -0.65%.
In Europe stocks are up. The FTSE 100 is up 1.21%, the CAC 40 is up 0.43%, the Euro Stoxx 50 is up 0.32% and the DAX is up 0.03%.
Energy futures are mixed today. The price for West Texas Intermediate crude oil is up 0.67 at 42.28 per barrel. Brent crude is up 0.68 at 45.18 per barrel. Natural Gas is down -0.02 at 2.15. Precious metals are mixed this morning. Gold is up 13.81 at 1925.7 per ounce. Platinum is down -5.09 at 926.16 while silver is down -0.54 at 25.51. The dollar is mixed compared to the major currencies today. The greenback is down against the euro, up against the Yen and up against the Pound.
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd (NCLH), Unum Group (UNM) and Marathon Oil Corporation (MRO) are moving higher this morning, while Deere & Company (DE), Exxon Mobil Corporation (XOM) and Ingersoll Rand Inc (IR) are headed lower. BRP Inc (DOOO), Hudbay Minerals Inc (HBM) and McGrath RentCorp (MGRC) were upgraded by analysts this morning, while Coupa Software Inc (COUP), Triumph Group Inc (TGI) and Deere & Company (DE) were downgraded.[InvestorsKeyhole, various news and data sources] less