Friday, July 11, 2014

Friday Watch

Night Trading
  • Asian equity indices are -.75% to +.25% on average.
  • Asia Ex-Japan Investment Grade CDS Index 103.50 +.5 basis point.
  • Asia Pacific Sovereign CDS Index 71.5 +.75 basis point.
  • FTSE-100 futures +.15%.
  • S&P 500 futures +.06%.
  • NASDAQ 100 futures  -.01%.
Morning Preview Links

Earnings of Note

Company/Estimate
  • (FAST)/.44
  • (WFC)/1.01
  • (INFY)/46.44
Economic Releases
2:00 pm EST
  • The Monthly Budget Statement for June is estimated at $79.0B.
Upcoming Splits
  • None of note
Other Potential Market Movers
  • The Fed's Evans speaking, Fed's Plosser speaking, USDA WASDE report and Canadian unemployment report could impact trading today.
BOTTOM LINE: Asian indices are mostly lower, weighed down by technology and financial shares in the region. I expect US stocks to open modestly lower and to rally into the afternoon, finishing mixed. The Portfolio is 25% net long heading into the day.

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