MORNING UPDATE: PriceWatch Alerts for TMO and More... for 2019-05-16 |
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(CSCO), Linde PLC (LIN) and Walmart Inc (WMT) are moving higher this morning, while Nektar Therapeutics (NKTR), Skyworks Solutions Inc (SWKS) and Micron Technology, Inc. (MU) are headed lower. Macy's Inc (M), Mohawk Industries, Inc. (MHK) and Appian Corp (APPN) were upgraded by analysts this morning, while Occidental Petroleum Corporation (OXY), Crawford & Company Class B (CRD.B) and Duke Realty Corp (DRE) were downgraded. INTERNATIONAL MARKETS Stocks in Asia are mixed. The Mumbai Sensex is up 0.75%, the Australia ASX All Ordinaries is up 0.73%, the Shanghai SE Composite Index is up 0.58% the Hang Seng is up 0.12% and the Nikkei 225 is down -0.59%. In Europe stocks are up. The DAX is up 0.66%, the Euro Stoxx 50 is up 0.43%, the CAC 40 is up 0.29% and the FTSE 100 is up 0.24%. FUTURES & CURRENCIES Energy futures are mixed today. The price for West Texas Intermediate crude oil is up 0.8 at 62.82 per barrel. Brent crude is up 0.86 at 72.63 per barrel. Natural Gas is flat 0 at 2.61. Precious metals are down this morning. Gold is down -2.42 at 1294.07 per ounce. Platinum is down -1.04 at 846.31 while silver is down -0.01 at 14.8. 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. PUT/CALL RATIO Yesterday, 889,012 call contracts traded on the Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) compared to 681,752 put contracts. The single-session put/call was 0.77 while the 20-day moving average is now at 0.65. TODAY'S ECONOMIC CALENDAR Initial Claims 05/11 08:30 Continuing Claims 05/04 08:30 Housing Starts Apr 08:30 Building Permits Apr 08:30 Philadelphia Fed Index May 08:30 EIA Natural Gas Inventories 05/11 10:30 EARNINGS EXPECTED TODAY: WMT NVDA BIDU AMAT IQ PINS NICE WIX LTM EXP |
