MORNING UPDATE: PriceWatch Alerts for CIEN and More... for 2018-09-27 |
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Aircastle Limited (AYR), CarMax, Inc (KMX) and Cyberark Software Ltd (CYBR) were upgraded by analysts this morning, while Hi-Crush Partners LP (HCLP), Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (AMD) and Applied Optoelectronics Inc (AAOI) were downgraded. INTERNATIONAL MARKETS Stocks in Asia are down. The Nikkei 225 is down -0.99%, the Mumbai Sensex is down -0.6%, the Shanghai SE Composite Index is down -0.54% the Hang Seng is down -0.36% and the Australia ASX All Ordinaries is down -0.13%.In Europe stocks are mixed. The FTSE 100 is up 0.16%, the CAC 40 is up 0.04%, the Euro Stoxx 50 is down -0.03% and the Euro Stoxx 50 is down -0.03%. FUTURES & CURRENCIES Energy futures are up today. The price for West Texas Intermediate crude oil is up 0.77 at 72.34 per barrel. Brent crude is up 0.53 at 72.87 per barrel. Natural Gas is up 0.01 at 2.99. Precious metals are down this morning. Gold is down -4.52 at 1189.92 per ounce. Platinum is down -3.14 at 819.86 while silver is down -0.03 at 14.37. The dollar is up compared to the major currencies today. The greenback is up against the euro, up against the Yen and up against the Pound. PUT/CALL RATIO Yesterday, 931,837 call contracts traded on the Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) compared to 554,063 put contracts. The single-session put/call was 0.59 while the 20-day moving average is now at 0.59. TODAY'S ECONOMIC CALENDAR Adv. International Trade in Goods Aug 08:30 Adv. Retail Inventories Aug 08:30 Adv. Wholesale Inventories Aug 08:30 Durable Orders Aug 08:30 Durable Goods Aug 08:30 GDP - Third Estimate Q2 08:30 Initial Claims 09/22 08:30 Continuing Claims 09/15 08:30 Pending Home Sales Aug 10:00 Natural Gas Inventories 09/22 10:30 EARNINGS EXPECTED TODAY: ACN CCL MKC CAG CMD |
