Stocks in the U.S. are pointed toward a lower open Tuesday morning. Traders are likely looking to less their risk ahead of several potential sources of volatility later this week. The largest is the trade situation with China, where a new round of tariffs is set to go into effect on Dec. 15 unless a deal is reached between the two sides. Next are parliamentary elections in the U.K., where polls suggest Prime Minister Boris Johnson's Conservative party is headed toward securing a majority, which would ensure Brexit on Jan. 31. Finally, the Federal Reserve is meeting this week, and while there's no indication the central bank will make any changes to policy, there is some room for uncertainty about how firm the Fed will be when it comes to waiting for meaningful inflation before raising rates. The S&P 500 is down -0.37%, the Dow Jones is down -0.42%, the Nasdaq is down -0.49%. ... more
Stocks in Asia are mixed. The Shanghai SE Composite Index is up 0.1%, the Nikkei 225 is down -0.09%, the Hang Seng is down -0.22% the Australia ASX All Ordinaries is down -0.36% and the Mumbai Sensex is down -0.61%.
Stocks in Europe are down. The DAX is down -1.32%, the Euro Stoxx 50 is down -0.97%, the FTSE 100 is down -0.86% and the CAC 40 is down -0.71%.
Energy futures are mixed today. The price for West Texas Intermediate crude oil is down -0.31 at 58.71 per barrel. Brent crude is down -0.39 at 63.86 per barrel. Natural Gas is up 0.01 at 2.24. Precious metals are up this morning. Gold is up 5.7 at 1467.32 per ounce. Platinum is up 12.22 at 907.56 while silver is up 0.06 at 16.7. The dollar is down compared to the major currencies today. The greenback is down against the euro, down against the Yen and down against the Pound.
AutoZone, Inc. (AZO), NortonLifeLock Inc (NLOK) and Agilent Technologies Inc (A) are moving higher this morning, while Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc (REGN), Packaging Corp Of America (PKG) and Netflix Inc (NFLX) are headed lower. Adecoagro SA (AGRO), Bunge Ltd (BG) and Monro Inc (MNRO) were upgraded by analysts this morning, while Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (CHD), MCCORMICK & CO /SH NV (MKC) and Netflix Inc (NFLX) were downgraded. [InvestorsKeyhole, various news and data sources]
Stocks in Asia are mixed. The Shanghai SE Composite Index is up 0.1%, the Nikkei 225 is down -0.09%, the Hang Seng is down -0.22% the Australia ASX All Ordinaries is down -0.36% and the Mumbai Sensex is down -0.61%.
Stocks in Europe are down. The DAX is down -1.32%, the Euro Stoxx 50 is down -0.97%, the FTSE 100 is down -0.86% and the CAC 40 is down -0.71%.
Energy futures are mixed today. The price for West Texas Intermediate crude oil is down -0.31 at 58.71 per barrel. Brent crude is down -0.39 at 63.86 per barrel. Natural Gas is up 0.01 at 2.24. Precious metals are up this morning. Gold is up 5.7 at 1467.32 per ounce. Platinum is up 12.22 at 907.56 while silver is up 0.06 at 16.7. The dollar is down compared to the major currencies today. The greenback is down against the euro, down against the Yen and down against the Pound.
AutoZone, Inc. (AZO), NortonLifeLock Inc (NLOK) and Agilent Technologies Inc (A) are moving higher this morning, while Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc (REGN), Packaging Corp Of America (PKG) and Netflix Inc (NFLX) are headed lower. Adecoagro SA (AGRO), Bunge Ltd (BG) and Monro Inc (MNRO) were upgraded by analysts this morning, while Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (CHD), MCCORMICK & CO /SH NV (MKC) and Netflix Inc (NFLX) were downgraded. [InvestorsKeyhole, various news and data sources] less