Market news

31 October 2017
  • 23:26

    Stocks. Daily history for Oct 31’2017:

    (index / closing price / change items /% change)

    Nikkei -0.06 22011.61 +0.00%

    TOPIX -4.88 1765.96 -0.28%

    Hang Seng -90.65 28245.54 -0.32%

    CSI 300 -3.00 4006.72 -0.07%

    Euro Stoxx 50 +11.77 3673.95 +0.32%

    FTSE 100 +5.27 7493.08 +0.07%

    DAX +12.03 13229.57 +0.09%

    CAC 40 +9.66 5503.29 +0.18%

    DJIA +28.50 23377.24 +0.12%

    S&P 500 +2.43 2575.26 +0.09%

    NASDAQ +28.71 6727.67 +0.43%

    S&P/TSX +22.81 16025.59 +0.14%

  • 20:09

    The main US stock indexes finished trading on the positive territory

    Major US stock indices slightly increased due to a rise in the price of shares of Mondelez and Kellogg after the publication of quarterly reports.

    Some support for the market was also provided by statistics on the United States. As it became known that the growth in house prices accelerated in August, which indicates that despite the slowdown in sales in recent months, the demand for housing remains strong. The national housing price index from S & P / Case-Shiller, covering the whole country, grew by 6.1% in the 12 months ending August, higher than the 5.9% increase compared to the same period last year in July .

    However, the data published by the Managers Association in Chicago showed that in October the index of purchasing managers in Chicago improved to 66.2 points from 65.2 points in September. The latter value was the highest since March 2011. Experts expected that the index will drop to 61.0 points.

    In addition, the Conference Board consumer confidence index improved significantly in October after recording a slight increase in September. The index now stands at 125.9 (1985 = 100), compared with 120.6 in September (revised from 119.8). The index of the current situation increased from 146.9 to 151.1, and the index of expectations increased from 103.0 last month to 109.1.

    Components of the DOW index finished trading mixed (16 in positive territory, 14 in negative territory). The leader of growth was shares of Intel Corporation (INTC, + 2.77%). Outsider were shares of General Electric Company (GE, -1.27%).

    Almost all sectors of the S & P index recorded an increase. The consumer goods sector grew most (+ 1.0%). Only the financial sector declined (-0.1%).

    At closing:

    DJIA + 0.12% 23,377.11 +28.37

    Nasdaq + 0.43% 6,727.67 +28.71

    S & P + 0.09% 2.575.26 + 2.43

  • 19:00

    DJIA +0.16% 23,385.69 +36.95 Nasdaq +0.48% 6,731.27 +32.31 S&P +0.15% 2,576.69 +3.86

  • 17:01

    European stocks closed: FTSE 100 +5.27 7493.08 +0.07% DAX +12.03 13229.57 +0.09% CAC 40 +9.66 5503.29 +0.18%

  • 13:34

    U.S. Stocks open: Dow +0.05%, Nasdaq +0.26%, S&P +0.11%

  • 13:23

    Before the bell: S&P futures +0.17%, NASDAQ futures +0.36%

    U.S. stock-index futures rose slightly on Tuesday following a fresh set of earnings reports, while investors awaited the outcomes of the FOMC's October meeting, as well as a decision on the next Fed chair.


    Global Stocks:

    Nikkei 22,011.61 -0.06 0.00%

    Hang Seng 28,245.54 -90.65 -0.32%

    Shanghai 3,394.50 +4.17 +0.12%

    S&P/ASX 5,909.02 -10.06 -0.17%

    FTSE 7,492.11 +4.30 +0.06%

    CAC 5,505.19 +11.56 +0.21%

    DAX 13,229.57 +12.03 +0.09%

    Crude $54.15 (0.00%)

    Gold $1,272.40 (-0.41%)

  • 12:50

    Wall Street. Stocks before the bell

    (company / ticker / price / change ($/%) / volume)

    ALCOA INC.

    AA

    47.5

    0.08(0.17%)

    1311

    ALTRIA GROUP INC.

    MO

    64.5

    0.45(0.70%)

    6714

    Amazon.com Inc., NASDAQ

    AMZN

    1,112.60

    1.75(0.16%)

    26748

    Apple Inc.

    AAPL

    168.35

    1.63(0.98%)

    331657

    AT&T Inc

    T

    33.62

    0.08(0.24%)

    10468

    Barrick Gold Corporation, NYSE

    ABX

    14.66

    -0.03(-0.20%)

    6078

    Caterpillar Inc

    CAT

    136.61

    0.12(0.09%)

    1621

    Chevron Corp

    CVX

    116

    1.61(1.41%)

    467

    Citigroup Inc., NYSE

    C

    73.8

    0.02(0.03%)

    1105

    Deere & Company, NYSE

    DE

    134.62

    2.32(1.75%)

    765

    Exxon Mobil Corp

    XOM

    83.8

    0.26(0.31%)

    200

    Facebook, Inc.

    FB

    180.4

    0.53(0.29%)

    121111

    Ford Motor Co.

    F

    12.15

    0.05(0.41%)

    66779

    Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc., NYSE

    FCX

    13.87

    -0.07(-0.50%)

    30267

    General Electric Co

    GE

    20.37

    -0.04(-0.20%)

    46877

    General Motors Company, NYSE

    GM

    43.25

    -0.12(-0.28%)

    3410

    Google Inc.

    GOOG

    1,019.00

    1.89(0.19%)

    1091

    HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.

    HON

    144.26

    -0.38(-0.26%)

    255

    Intel Corp

    INTC

    45.2

    0.83(1.87%)

    863310

    JPMorgan Chase and Co

    JPM

    101.65

    0.24(0.24%)

    817

    Merck & Co Inc

    MRK

    54.83

    0.12(0.22%)

    6085

    Microsoft Corp

    MSFT

    84.11

    0.22(0.26%)

    28950

    Nike

    NKE

    54.45

    -0.82(-1.48%)

    51384

    Pfizer Inc

    PFE

    35.07

    -0.08(-0.23%)

    130844

    Procter & Gamble Co

    PG

    86.6

    0.33(0.38%)

    10875

    Tesla Motors, Inc., NASDAQ

    TSLA

    321.15

    1.07(0.33%)

    18103

    The Coca-Cola Co

    KO

    46.19

    0.33(0.72%)

    33252

    Verizon Communications Inc

    VZ

    47.88

    0.05(0.10%)

    908

    Visa

    V

    110.47

    0.43(0.39%)

    7597

    Walt Disney Co

    DIS

    98.15

    0.11(0.11%)

    1657

    Yandex N.V., NASDAQ

    YNDX

    32.89

    -0.21(-0.63%)

    700

  • 12:44

    Upgrades before the market open

    Microsoft (MSFT) upgraded to Buy from Hold at Argus

    Merck (MRK) upgraded to Hold from Underperform at Jefferies

  • 12:30

    Company News: MasterCard (MA) quarterly results beat analysts’ expectations

    MasterCard (MA) reported Q3 FY 2017 earnings of $1.34 per share (versus $1.08 in Q3 FY 2016), beating analysts' consensus estimate of $1.23.

    The company's quarterly revenues amounted to $3.400 bln (+18.1% y/y), beating analysts' consensus estimate of $3.281 bln.

    MA rose to $150.50 (+1.04%) in pre-market trading.

  • 11:54

    Company News: Pfizer (PFE) quarterly earnings beat analysts’ estimate

    Pfizer (PFE) reported Q3 FY 2017 earnings of $0.67 per share (versus $0.61 in Q3 FY 2016), beating analysts' consensus estimate of $0.65.

    The company's quarterly revenues amounted to $13.168 bln (+0.9% y/y), generally in-line with analysts' consensus estimate of $13.175 bln.

    The company also raised guidance for FY2017 EPS to $2.58-2.62 from $2.54-2.60 versus analysts' consensus estimate of $2.56, as well as for FY2017 revenues to $52.4-53.1 bln from $52.0-54.0 bln versus analysts' consensus estimate of $52.76 bln.

    PFE rose to $35.38 (+0.65%) in pre-market trading.

  • 08:39

    Major stock exchanges in Europe trading mainly in the green zone: FTSE 7501.25 +13.44 + 0.18%, CAC 5493.72 +0.09 0%

  • 07:09

    Eurostoxx 50 futures up 0.1 pct, CAC 40 futures flat, FTSE futures flat

  • 06:32

    Global Stocks

    Asian stock markets were lacking direction early Tuesday, with Japan's benchmark index underperforming as investors were cautious amid a stronger yen and the central bank's latest monetary policy announcement. As was widely expected, the Bank of Japan announced during the trading day that it would stand pat on interest rates.

    European stocks scored the highest close in five months Monday, with much of the action centered around Spanish equities after the central government in Madrid took control of the Catalonia region following its push for independence.

    U.S. stocks closed lower Monday as a report that the House of Representatives is considering phasing in a cut to corporate taxes rather than enacting them immediately weighed on investors' confidence. Tax cuts are the centerpiece in President Donald Trump's business-friendly agenda and are viewed as critical to sustaining the stock market's record-setting rally.

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