First Look
Stocks are higher Wednesday morning. The global equity rally continued overnight amid a number of reports about progress on coronavirus treatments. The treatments are all still in early stages though and even preliminary testing on humans isn't going to begin immediately. Disney (DIS) shares are higher this morning after the company reported better-than-expected earnings after the close Tuesday. The Nasdaq is up 1.06%, the Dow Jones is up 0.9%, the S&P 500 is up 0.83%.
Today's Sentiment
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Stocks on the Move
Coty Inc (COTY), Agilent Technologies Inc (A) and Intercontinental Exchange Inc (ICE) are moving higher this morning, while Ford Motor Company (F), TAKE-TWO INTERACTIVE SOFTWARE, INC Common Stock (TTWO) and Allstate Corp (ALL) are headed lower. Centene Corp (CNC), Eaton Corporation PLC (ETN) and Toll Brothers Inc (TOL) were upgraded by analysts this morning, while Tesla Inc (TSLA), Gilead Sciences, Inc. (GILD) and Albemarle Corporation (ALB) were downgraded.
International Markets
Stocks in Asia are up. The Shanghai SE Composite Index is up 1.25%, the Nikkei 225 is up 1.02%, the Mumbai Sensex is up 0.87% the Australia ASX All Ordinaries is up 0.47% and the Hang Seng is up 0.42%. In Europe stocks are up. The DAX is up 1.41%, the Euro Stoxx 50 is up 0.99%, the CAC 40 is up 0.9% and the FTSE 100 is up 0.62%.
Futures & Currencies
Energy futures are mixed today. The price for West Texas Intermediate crude oil is up 1.49 at 51.1 per barrel. Brent crude is up 1.58 at 55.54 per barrel. Natural Gas is down -0.04 at 1.84. Precious metals are mixed this morning. Gold is down -0.16 at 1552.76 per ounce. Platinum is up 8.83 at 973.67 while silver is up 0.01 at 17.58. 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, 1,608,168 call contracts traded on the Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) compared to 747,690 put contracts. The single-session put/call was 0.46.
Today's Economic Calendar
No. | What's Happening? | Period | Release Time |
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1 | MBA Mortgage Applications Index | 02/01 | 07:00 |
2 | ADP Employment Change | Jan | 08:15 |
3 | Trade Balance | Dec | 08:30 |
4 | ISM Non-Manufacturing Index | Jan | 10:00 |
5 | EIA Crude Oil Inventories | 02/01 | 10:30 |