First Look
Stocks are pointed slightly lower Friday morning. Earnings season is kicking off today with mega-cap banks. JP Morgan (JPM) is lower after reporting a lower-than-expected net interest margin. Citigroup (C) is higher. The Dow Jones is down 0.15%, the S&P is down 0.22%, and the Nasdaq is down 0.33%.
Today's Sentiment
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International Markets
Stocks in Asia are mixed. The Mumbai Sensex (S&P BSE SENSEX) is up 0.47%, the Shanghai SE Composite Index is up 0.23%, the Nikkei 225 is up 0.21%, the Hang Seng is down 0.26%, and the Australia ASX All Ordinaries is down 0.33%. In Europe, stocks are up. The FTSE 100 is up 1.52%, the DAX is up 0.86%, the CAC 40 is up 0.82%, and the Euro Stox 50 is up 0.75%.
Futures & Currencies
Energy futures are mixed today. The price for West Texas Intermediate crude oil is up $0.44 at $86.02 per barrel. Brent crude is up $1.1 at $90.64 per barrel. Natural Gas is down $0.02 at $1.75. Precious metals are up this morning. Gold is up $17.94 at $2391.53 per ounce. Platinum is up $16.5 at $992.5, while silver is up $0.47 at $28.96. The dollar is mixed compared to the major currencies today. The greenback is up against the euro, flat against the Yen, and up against the Pound. Bitcoin is up 0.83% to $70,792.24, while Ethereum is down 0.23% to $3,526.76.
Put/Call Ratio
Yesterday, 4,136,403 call contracts traded on the Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) compared to 4,069,852 put contracts. The single-session put/call ratio was 0.98.
Today's Economic Calendar
| No. | What's Happening? | Period | Release Time |
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| 1 | U. Mich Consumer Sentiment | April | 10:00 a.m. |
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