Night Trading- Asian equity indices are -.25% to +.75% on average.
- Asia Ex-Japan Investment Grade CDS Index 194.75 -5.0 basis points.
- Asia Pacific Sovereign CDS Index 160.75 -3.5 basis points.
- FTSE-100 futures +.19%.
- S&P 500 futures +.74%.
- NASDAQ 100 futures +.81%.
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Economic Releases
9:00 am EST- The S&P/Case-Shiller US Home Price Composite-20 YoY for March is estimated to fall -2.55% versus a -3.49% decline in February.
- The S&P/CS US Home Price Index YoY for 1Q is estimated to fall -3.05% versus a -4.03% decline in 4Q.
10:00 am EST
- Consumer Confidence for May is estimated to rise to 69.5 versus 69.2 in April.
10:30 am EST
- Dallas Fed Manufacturing Activity for May is estimated to rise to 1.5 versus -3.4 in April.
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Other Potential Market Movers
- The Italy T-Bill auction, weekly retail sales reports, KeyBanc Industrial/Automotive Conference and the BofA Merrill Telecom/Media Conference could also impact trading today.
BOTTOM LINE: Asian indices are mostly higher, boosted by technology and commodity shares in the region. I expect US stocks to open modestly higher and to weaken into the afternoon, finishing mixed. The Portfolio is 75% net long heading into the day.