If you found this article interesting please subscribe for updates with any reader or your email. Also be sure to check out my soon to launch membership website TheStockman.ORG,
Bookmark & Share on ANY social site:
Friday, February 5, 2010
NY Computer Repairs
Indications: Stock futures edge up after U.S. jobs report
By Simon Kennedy & Kate Gibson, MarketWatch
NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- U.S. stock futures turned slightly higher Friday, easing off earlier declines, after the government said the U.S. unemployment rate fell to 9.7% in January, helping to offset fears about the economic health of several European countries.
Stock futures initially fell further after the government released its report, but then rebounded as investors digested the data.
TODAY'S TOP MARKET STORIES
S&P 500 (1 YEAR)
• Market Snapshot: U.S. stocks in focus • Today's biggest advancing, declining stocks • Sign up for free, breaking-news email alertsEquities by Sector• Technology stocks | Energy stocks • Metals stocks | Retail stocks • Financials | Airline stocks | Pharma and Biotech
More on Markets
•
Bond Report
|
Oil News
|
EarningsWatch
•
Currencies
| Market
Data |
Economic Calendar
• See
all the latest markets video
S&P 500 futures were off fractionally to 1,061.5. Futures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 1 point to 9,980, while those for the Nasdaq 100 added 6.5 points to 1,741.25.
The Labor Department said the unemployment rate fell in January to 9.7% from 10% the month before, while nonfarm payrolls contracted by 20,000. Read more about the jobs data.
U.S. stocks skidded sharply Thursday as overseas events overshadowed the latest round of earnings results. The Dow Jones Industrial Average /quotes/comstock/10w!i:dji/delayed (INDU 9,947, -55.24, -0.55%) lost 268 points, briefly moving below 10,000 for the first time since early November.
European shares continued to fall Friday, posting losses for the third straight session as investors fretted about the health of Greece, Portugal and Spain, with Portugal's PSI 20 index falling 3.1%. See story on fears about Southern Europe.
"It's not easy to get a link between high budget deficits in Greece, Spain and Portugal and the outlook for corporate U.S. But clearly, instability in Europe would not be great for the global economy," said Philip Shaw, strategist at Investec Securities.
Worries about European sovereign debt also weighed on Asian markets, with Japan's Nikkei 225 Average losing 2.9% -- its biggest drop in more than two months.
The dollar gained ground against both the euro and the yen. Crude-oil prices edged higher.
Airgas Inc. /quotes/comstock/13*!arg/quotes/nls/arg (ARG 60.12, +16.59, +38.11%) shot up nearly 43% to $62.05 after Air Products & Chemicals Inc. /quotes/comstock/13*!apd/quotes/nls/apd (APD 68.09, -5.60, -7.60%) offered $60 a share for its rival. Read more about the proposed bid.
Toyota Motor /quotes/comstock/13*!tm/quotes/nls/tm (TM 74.16, +2.38, +3.32%) rose 1.7% in premarket trade, as the company's president offered his "heartfelt apology" over braking-system problems in his first press conference since the company was hit by a wave of recalls. Read more about Toyota.
Kraft Foods Inc. /quotes/comstock/13*!kft/quotes/nls/kft (KFT 28.09, -0.30, -1.06%) fell 0.4%. The company said its offer for Cadbury Plc /quotes/comstock/13*!cby/quotes/nls/cby (CBY 52.36, -0.26, -0.50%) is now unconditional after getting approval from shareholders holding 75% of the U.K. chocolate maker's stock.
Simon Kennedy is the City correspondent for MarketWatch in London. Kate Gibson is a reporter for MarketWatch, based in New York.
Indications: Futures point lower as European fears remain
By Simon Kennedy, MarketWatch
LONDON (MarketWatch) -- U.S. stock futures pointed to further declines Friday as fears over the economic health of several European countries continued to send jitters through global markets, with investors also awaiting key data on U.S. employment.
S&P 500 futures fell 4.4 points to 1,057.20 and futures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 40 points, while those for the Nasdaq 100 were up a quarter point to 1,735.00.
U.S. stocks skidded sharply on Thursday as events overseas overshadowed the latest round of earnings figures. The Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 268 points, having briefly moved below 10,000 for the first time since early November.
European shares continued to fall Friday, posting losses for the third straight session as investors fretted about the health of Greece, Portugal and Spain, with Portugal's PSI 20 index falling 3.1%. See story on the fears over Southern Europe.
"It's not easy to get a link between high budget deficits in Greece, Spain and Portugal and the outlook for corporate U.S. But clearly, instability in Europe would not be great for the global economy," said Philip Shaw, strategist at Investec Securities.
TODAY'S INTERNATIONAL MARKET STORIESGlobal Dow
• MarketWatch Topics: Greece • Asia Markets | Europe Markets | LatAm Markets • Canadian Markets | Israel Stocks | London • U.S.: Market Snapshot | After HoursTools• Latin American/Canadian indexes • European indexes | Asian indexes
More on the Markets • Bond Report | Oil News | Earnings Watch • Currencies | U.S. Economic Calendar
/conga/story/misc/international.html 53366Worries about European sovereign debt also weighed on Asian markets, with Japan's Nikkei 225 Average losing 2.9% -- its biggest drop in more than two months.
The main economic focus in the U.S. is likely to be the government's official data on employment, and in particular a revision of the payrolls figures for the year through March 2009, which could show this has been the worst recession in terms of job losses since the end of World War II. See story on likely revision of payrolls figures.
For January, economists polled by MarketWatch are expecting payrolls to grow by a seasonally adjusted 25,000, which would be just the second increase since the recession began 25 months earlier.
The unemployment rate is expected to remain steady at 10%.
The dollar gained ground against both the euro and the yen, with the euro slipping 0.2% to $1.3693. Crude oil prices edged lower.
Airgas /quotes/comstock/13*!arg/quotes/nls/arg (ARG 43.53, -0.72, -1.63%) shot up 37% to $59.69 after Air Products /quotes/comstock/13*!apd/quotes/nls/apd (APD 73.69, -2.50, -3.28%) offered $5.1 billion, or $60 a share, for its rival.
Toyota Motor /quotes/comstock/13*!tm/quotes/nls/tm (TM 71.78, -1.71, -2.33%) rose 1.8% in pre-market trade, as the company's president offered "his heartfelt apology" over braking systems problems, his first press conference since the company was hit by a wave of recalls.
Kraft Foods /quotes/comstock/13*!kft/quotes/nls/kft (KFT 28.39, -0.09, -0.32%) fell 1%. The company said its offer for Cadbury /quotes/comstock/13*!cby/quotes/nls/cby (CBY 53.30, -0.52, -0.97%) is now unconditional after getting the approval from shareholders holding 75% of the U.K. chocolate maker's stock.
Simon Kennedy is the City correspondent for MarketWatch in London.
NYSE Arca Morning Update - 08:30:00 ET
NYSE Arca Morning Update for Friday, Feb 5, 2010 :
STOCKS TRADING ON NYSE Arca AT A PRICE 15% OR MORE AWAY FROM
THE PREVIOUS TRADE DAY'S CONSOLIDATED CLOSE PRICE (AS OF 08:30:00 ET)
Stock Thursday's Close Current Price Pct Change Current NYSE ARCA Vol
ARG $43.55 $61.99 42.4% 507,091
YUII $8.97 $11.15 24.3% 1,000
10 MOST ACTIVE STOCKS ON NYSE ARCA AS OF 08:30:00 ET
BASED ON DOLLARS TRADED: | BASED ON SHARES TRADED:
Stock $ Volume Price PctChg | Stock Share Vol Price PctChg
SPY $228416018 $106.16 ( 0.3%) | XLF 2,999,081 $13.81 0.2%
QQQQ $56,010,560 $42.68 0.1% | SPY 2,154,136 $106.16 ( 0.3%)
XLF $41,370,733 $13.81 0.2% | QQQQ 1,313,752 $42.68 0.1%
ARG $31,262,259 $61.99 42.4% | C 971,015 $3.18 ( 0.4%)
GLD $17,193,089 $103.80 ( 0.5%) | ARG 507,091 $61.99 42.4%
IWM $12,440,120 $58.85 ( 0.3%) | F 448,418 $10.79 ( 2.1%)
SDS $9,489,313 $38.24 0.6% | BAC 399,637 $14.74 ( 0.1%)
AAPL $8,735,719 $190.86 ( 0.6%) | KFT 291,974 $28.25 ( 0.4%)
KFT $8,229,033 $28.25 ( 0.4%) | SDS 247,607 $38.24 0.6%
EWZ $7,244,811 $63.12 ( 1.0%) | IWM 211,556 $58.85 ( 0.3%)
Price changes may be affected by symbol splits and dividends.
Consolidated close price is the last print (excluding prints with trade
conditions) prior to 4PM ET.
This information is also updated on our web page every morning at 8:35ET:
http://www.tradearca.com/data/volume/daily_update.asp
This material is for informational purposes only.
NYSE Euronext and its affiliates ("NYSE Arca") are not soliciting any action based upon it.
This material is not to be construed as an offer to buy or sell any security in any jurisdiction where such an offer or solicitation would be illegal.
Any opinions expressed in this material are NYSE Arca opinions only.
NYSE Arca undertakes no obligation to update any of the information contained in this material in light of new information or future events.
THIS MATERIAL IS PROVIDED BY NYSE ARCA "AS IS" AND WITHOUT WARRANTIES EXPRESS OR IMPLIED.
NYSE ARCA DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES INCLUDING THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY, TITLE, AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AS TO THIS MATERIAL.
IN NO EVENT SHALL NYSE ARCA BE LIABLE FOR DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, PUNITIVE, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OF ANY KIND WHATSOEVER (INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, LOST PROFITS, TRADING LOSSES AND DAMAGES THAT MAY RESULT FROM THE USE
OF THIS MATERIAL, ANY DELAY OR INTERRUPTION OF SERVICE OR OMISSIONS OR INACCURACIES IN THE MATERIAL) WITH RESPECT TO THIS MATERIAL.
Copyright [2010] by NYSE Euronext. All rights reserved. Reproduction and redistribution prohibited without prior express consent.
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)
