Thursday, September 09, 2010

Thursday Watch


Evening Recommendations
Citigroup:
  • Reiterated Buy on (VECO), target $52.
  • Reiterated Buy on (GOOG), target $620.
  • Upgraded (CE) to Buy, target $620.
Night Trading
  • Asian equity indices are -.25% to +.75% on average.
  • Asia Ex-Japan Investment Grade CDS Index 121.0 -4.0 basis points.
  • Asia Pacific Sovereign CDS Index 117.50 +.5 basis point.
  • S&P 500 futures -.19%.
  • NASDAQ 100 futures -.09%.
Morning Preview Links

Earnings of Note
Company/Estimate
  • None of note
Economic Releases
8:30 am EST
  • The Trade Balance for July is estimated at -$47.0 Billion versus -$49.9 Billion in June.
  • Initial Jobless Claims for last week are estimated at 470K versus 472K the prior week.
  • Continuing Claims are estimated at 4450K versus 4456K prior.
Upcoming Splits
  • None of note
Other Potential Market Movers
  • The $13 Billion 30-year Treasury Bond Auction, CSFB Transport Conference and (TXN) Mid-quarter update could also impact trading today.
BOTTOM LINE: Asian indices are mostly higher, boosted by technology and automaker shares in the region. I expect US stocks to open mixed and to rally into the afternoon, finishing modestly higher. The Portfolio is 100% net long heading into the day.

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