Futures are pointed towards a mixed open Monday morning. The 10-year Treasury rate inched back to 1.46% ahead of a Federal Reserve meeting later in the week. The 10-year rate hit a three month low last week as it continues its downward trend after briefly hitting 1.74% late in March. The Fed is expected to reaffirm the pace of bond purchases as traders also look for signals on when the Fed will scale back monetary stimulus during its meeting. The Nasdaq is up 0.27%, the S&P is down -0.02%, the Dow Jones is down -0.14%. ... more
Stocks in Asia are mixed. The Nikkei 225 is up 0.74%, the Hang Seng is up 0.36%, the Australia ASX All Ordinaries is up 0.24% the Mumbai Sensex is up 0.15% and the Shanghai SE Composite Index is down -0.58%.
In Europe stocks are up. The FTSE 100 is up 0.18%, the Euro Stoxx 50 is up 0.09%, the DAX is up 0.06% and the CAC 40 is up 0.04%.
Energy futures are mixed today. The price for West Texas Intermediate crude oil is up 0.43 at 71.34 per barrel. Brent crude is up 0.48 at 73.17 per barrel. Natural Gas is down -0.01 at 3.29. Precious metals are mixed this morning. Gold is down -26.4 at 1851.13 per ounce. Platinum is up 0.5 at 1151.42 while silver is down -0.41 at 27.74. 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.
Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. (CMG), AES Corp (AES) and Yum! Brands, Inc. (YUM) are moving higher this morning, while Newmont Corporation (NEM), CenterPoint Energy Inc (CNP) and Centene Corp (CNC) are headed lower. Autolus Therapeutics PLC (AUTL), Boston Properties, Inc. (BXP) and Hudson Pacific Properties Inc (HPP) were upgraded by analysts this morning, while AvalonBay Communities Inc (AVB), Core Laboratories N.V. (CLB) and First Bancshares Inc (Mississippi) (FBMS) were downgraded.[InvestorsKeyhole, various news and data sources]
Stocks in Asia are mixed. The Nikkei 225 is up 0.74%, the Hang Seng is up 0.36%, the Australia ASX All Ordinaries is up 0.24% the Mumbai Sensex is up 0.15% and the Shanghai SE Composite Index is down -0.58%.
In Europe stocks are up. The FTSE 100 is up 0.18%, the Euro Stoxx 50 is up 0.09%, the DAX is up 0.06% and the CAC 40 is up 0.04%.
Energy futures are mixed today. The price for West Texas Intermediate crude oil is up 0.43 at 71.34 per barrel. Brent crude is up 0.48 at 73.17 per barrel. Natural Gas is down -0.01 at 3.29. Precious metals are mixed this morning. Gold is down -26.4 at 1851.13 per ounce. Platinum is up 0.5 at 1151.42 while silver is down -0.41 at 27.74. 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.
Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. (CMG), AES Corp (AES) and Yum! Brands, Inc. (YUM) are moving higher this morning, while Newmont Corporation (NEM), CenterPoint Energy Inc (CNP) and Centene Corp (CNC) are headed lower. Autolus Therapeutics PLC (AUTL), Boston Properties, Inc. (BXP) and Hudson Pacific Properties Inc (HPP) were upgraded by analysts this morning, while AvalonBay Communities Inc (AVB), Core Laboratories N.V. (CLB) and First Bancshares Inc (Mississippi) (FBMS) were downgraded.[InvestorsKeyhole, various news and data sources] less