MORNING UPDATE: PriceWatch Alerts for AMZN and More... for 2018-09-11 |
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(CREE) were upgraded by analysts this morning, while Freeport-McMoRan Inc (FCX), Tesla Inc (TSLA) and Wingstop Inc (WING) were downgraded. INTERNATIONAL MARKETS Stocks in Asia are mixed. The Nikkei 225 is up 1.3%, the Australia ASX All Ordinaries is up 0.61%, the Shanghai SE Composite Index is down -0.18% the Hang Seng is down -0.72% and the Mumbai Sensex is down -1.34%. Stocks in Europe are down. The FTSE 100 is down -0.66%, the DAX is down -0.65%, the Euro Stoxx 50 is down -0.53% and the CAC 40 is down -0.43%. FUTURES & CURRENCIES Energy futures are mixed today. The price for West Texas Intermediate crude oil is up 0.14 at 67.68 per barrel. Brent crude is up 0.47 at 77.84 per barrel. Natural Gas is down -0.01 at 2.8. Precious metals are down this morning. Gold is down -5.99 at 1189.89 per ounce. Platinum is down -1.27 at 785.28 while silver is down -0.04 at 14.14. 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, 844,877 call contracts traded on the Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) compared to 519,797 put contracts. The single-session put/call was 0.62 while the 20-day moving average is now at 0.61. TODAY'S ECONOMIC CALENDAR NFIB Small Business Optimism Index Aug 06:00 JOLTS - Job Openings Jul 10:00 Wholesale Inventories Jul 10:00 EARNINGS EXPECTED TODAY: None |
