Tuesday, April 23, 2019

Wednesday Watch

Evening Headlines
Bloomberg:  
  • Asian Stocks See Modest Gains After U.S. Record: Markets Wrap. Asian stocks saw modest gains Wednesday after their U.S. counterparts closed at record highs on the back of better-than-forecast earnings. The dollar strengthened and Treasuries steadied. Shares pushed slightly higher in Japan and Hong Kong, and fluctuated in China and South Korea. Earlier, the S&P 500 Index and the Nasdaq Composite marked new milestones as Twitter Inc., Lockheed Martin Corp. and Hasbro Inc. climbed following favorable first-quarter reports, adding to a rally led by the biggest technology stocks. Treasury yields were little changed after retreating on Tuesday. The Australian dollar slumped after weaker-than-expected inflation data. The MSCI Asia Pacific rose 0.2 percent as of 10:33 a.m. Tokyo time. The Topix Index climbed 0.1 percent. The S&P/ASX 200 Index rose 0.9 percent. The Shanghai Composite Index rose 0.3 percent. The Hang Seng Index rose 0.4 percent. The Kospi Index was little changed. S&P 500 futures were little changed after the benchmark rose 0.9 percent.   
Night Trading 
  • Asian equity indices are unch. to +.75% on average.
  • Asia Ex-Japan Investment Grade CDS Index 63.25 -.5 basis point.
  • China Sovereign CDS 40.25 -1.75 basis points.
  • Bloomberg Emerging Markets Currency Index 67.02 -.08%.
  • S&P 500 futures unch.
  • NASDAQ 100 futures -.04%.
Morning Preview Links 

Earnings of Note 
Company/Estimate
Before the Open:
  • (APD)
  • (ANTM)/5.95
  • (T)/.87
  • (AVY)/1.45
  • (BKU)/.64
  • (BIIB)/6.81
  • (BA)/3.19
  • (BSX)/.36
  • (CAT)/2.87
  • (DPZ)/2.10
  • (FLIR)/.48
  • (GD)/2.45
  • (GNTX)/.40
  • (KNX)/.52
  •  (NSC)/2.18
  • (NOC)/4.60
  • (OC)/.58
  • (SAP)/.84
  • (SWK)/1.11
  • (TUP)/.91
After the Close:
  • (AVB)/2.28
  • (CMG)/3.03
  • (CTXS)/1.17
  • (CUZ)/.19
  • (FFIV)/2.54
  • (FB)/1.63
  • (LRCX)/3.39
  • (LSTR)/1.51
  • (ORLY)/4.05
  • (PYPL)/.68
  • (RJF)/1.63
  • (NOW)/.54
  • (TSLA)/-.81
  • (VAR)/1.15
  • (V)/1.24
  • (WYNN)/1.57
  • (XLNX)/.96
Economic Releases 
10:30 am EST
  • Bloomberg consensus estimates call for a weekly crude oil inventory gain of +810,670 barrels versus a -1,396,000 barrel decline the prior week. Gasoline supplies are estimated to fall by -1,253,580 barrels versus a -1,174,000 barrel decline the prior week. Distillate inventories are estimated to fall by -1,335,250 barrels versus a -362,000 barrel decline the prior week. Finally, Refinery Utilization is estimated to rise by +.76% versus a +.2% gain prior.
Upcoming Splits
  • None of note
Other Potential Market Movers
  • The Australia CPI report, $41B 5Y T-Note auction, weekly MBA Mortgage Applications report and the (LULU) analyst day could also impact trading today.
BOTTOM LINE: Asian indices are mostly higher, boosted by commodity and technology shares in the region. I expect US stocks to open modestly lower and to strengthen into the afternoon, finishing modestly higher. The Portfolio is 100% net long heading into the day.

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