Futures are higher Monday morning following the announcement of another prospective covid-19 vaccine, this time from AstraZeneca (AZN) and the University of Oxford. AstraZeneca's vaccine has a lower efficacy rate than Pfizer and Moderna's at 70%, however early analysis of the results suggests 90% efficacy can be achieved through altering the dosage. This has led to broad gains in stocks, while gold fell and bonds fell. The Dow Jones is up 0.69%, the S&P is up 0.63%, the Nasdaq is up 0.4%. ... more
Stocks in Asia are mixed. The Shanghai SE Composite Index is up 1.09%, the Australia ASX All Ordinaries is up 0.48%, the Mumbai Sensex is up 0.44% the Hang Seng is up 0.11% and the Nikkei 225 is down -0.42%.
In Europe stocks are mixed. The DAX is up 0.52%, the CAC 40 is up 0.39%, the Euro Stoxx 50 is up 0.37% and the FTSE 100 is flat 0%.
Energy futures are up today. The price for West Texas Intermediate crude oil is up 0.5 at 42.92 per barrel. Brent crude is up 0.61 at 45.57 per barrel. Natural Gas is up 0.05 at 2.7. Precious metals are down this morning. Gold is down -2.71 at 1868.28 per ounce. Platinum is down -7.1 at 943.3 while silver is down -0.3 at 24.2. 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.
Gap Inc (GPS), Becton Dickinson and Co (BDX) and HollyFrontier Corp (HFC) are moving higher this morning, while Newmont Corporation (NEM), Prudential Financial Inc (PRU) and Kellogg Company (K) are headed lower. Trueblue Inc (TBI), Rockwell Automation (ROK) and Robert Half International Inc. (RHI) were upgraded by analysts this morning, while SharpSpring Inc (SHSP), Sunstone Hotel Investors Inc (SHO) and RLJ Lodging Trust (RLJ) were downgraded.[InvestorsKeyhole, various news and data sources]
Stocks in Asia are mixed. The Shanghai SE Composite Index is up 1.09%, the Australia ASX All Ordinaries is up 0.48%, the Mumbai Sensex is up 0.44% the Hang Seng is up 0.11% and the Nikkei 225 is down -0.42%.
In Europe stocks are mixed. The DAX is up 0.52%, the CAC 40 is up 0.39%, the Euro Stoxx 50 is up 0.37% and the FTSE 100 is flat 0%.
Energy futures are up today. The price for West Texas Intermediate crude oil is up 0.5 at 42.92 per barrel. Brent crude is up 0.61 at 45.57 per barrel. Natural Gas is up 0.05 at 2.7. Precious metals are down this morning. Gold is down -2.71 at 1868.28 per ounce. Platinum is down -7.1 at 943.3 while silver is down -0.3 at 24.2. 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.
Gap Inc (GPS), Becton Dickinson and Co (BDX) and HollyFrontier Corp (HFC) are moving higher this morning, while Newmont Corporation (NEM), Prudential Financial Inc (PRU) and Kellogg Company (K) are headed lower. Trueblue Inc (TBI), Rockwell Automation (ROK) and Robert Half International Inc. (RHI) were upgraded by analysts this morning, while SharpSpring Inc (SHSP), Sunstone Hotel Investors Inc (SHO) and RLJ Lodging Trust (RLJ) were downgraded.[InvestorsKeyhole, various news and data sources] less