MORNING UPDATE: PriceWatch Alerts for TCK and More... for 2016-08-03 |
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STOCKS ON THE MOVE Par Pacific (PARR), American Vanguard (AVD) and Phillips 66 (PSX) were upgraded by analysts this morning, while Rubicon Project (RUBI), Tableau Software (DATA) and Ecolab (ECL) were downgraded. Genworth Financial, Inc. (GNW), Fitbit Inc. (FIT), and ING Groep N.V. (ING) are early risers, while Kate Spade & Company (KATE), BlackBerry Limited (BBRY) and Hanesbrands Inc. (HBI) are down. INTERNATIONAL MARKETS Asian stocks were mixed Wednesday while a strengthening yen pulled Japanese stocks down. The Shanghai Composite was up 0.24% while the Nikkei was down 1.88%. European markets are lower despite a boost in banking equities. The FTSE is down 0.18%, while the The DAX is down 0.06%. FUTURES & CURRENCIES Energy futures are higher today. The price for West Texas Intermediate crude oil is up $0.29 to $39.80 per barrel, while natural gas is up $0.01 to $2.75. Metals prices are mixed. Gold is up $0.10 to $1,372.70 per ounce and platinum is down $3.50 at $1,168.60. The Dollar is up versus the Euro and the Yen. PUT/CALL RATIO Yesterday, 737,879 call contracts traded on the Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) compared to 530,144 put contracts. The single-session put/call was 0.72 while the 20-day moving average is now at 0.63. TODAY'S ECONOMIC CALENDAR MBA Mortgage Index 07/30 07:00 ADP Employment Change July 08:15 ISM Services July 10:00 Crude Inventories 07/30 10:30 EARNINGS EXPECTED TODAY: ALB ALE ALL UHAL ACAS AWK NLY APO ARCC AGO ATO AVA BIO BKH BYD BFAM BIP CABO CDK CDW FUN CTL CF CRL CIM CHDN XEC CLH CLX CPA CXW CRTO DPM DLPH DM D EE ENBL ENR |
