MORNING UPDATE: PriceWatch Alerts for LPSN and More... for 2018-08-20 |
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Baker Hughes A GE Co (BHGE), Aqua America Inc (WTR) and Cboe Global Markets Inc (CBOE) were upgraded by analysts this morning, while Kinross Gold Corporation (USA) (KGC), News Corp Class A (NWSA) and Constellation Brands, Inc. Class A (STZ) were downgraded. INTERNATIONAL MARKETS Stocks in Asia are mixed. The Hang Seng is up 1.41%, the Shanghai SE Composite Index is up 1.11%, the Mumbai Sensex is up 0.87% the Australia ASX All Ordinaries is up 0.14% and the Nikkei 225 is down -0.32%. In Europe stocks are up. The DAX is up 1.03%, the Euro Stoxx 50 is up 0.68%, the CAC 40 is up 0.67% and the FTSE 100 is up 0.36%. FUTURES & CURRENCIES Energy futures are up today. The price for West Texas Intermediate crude oil is up 0.11 at 66.02 per barrel. Brent crude is up 0.39 at 72.22 per barrel. Natural Gas is up 0.03 at 2.92. Precious metals are up this morning. Gold is up 0.99 at 1185.24 per ounce. Platinum is up 2.48 at 791.36 while silver is up 0.05 at 14.68. The dollar is mixed compared to the major currencies today. The greenback is up against the euro, up against the Yen and down against the Pound. PUT/CALL RATIO Yesterday, 1,242,892 call contracts traded on the Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) compared to 867,592 put contracts. The single-session put/call was 0.70 while the 20-day moving average is now at 0.64. TODAY'S ECONOMIC CALENDAR None EARNINGS EXPECTED TODAY: HDB EL TV NDSN LPL LTM |
