U.S. stock futures fell amid a stalemate between European policy makers and Greek bondholders over how to resolve the nation’s debt crisis.
Global Stocks:
Nikkei 8,785 +19.43 +0.22%
FTSE 5,727 -55.32 -0.96%
CAC 3,300 -38.36 -1.15%
DAX 6,361 -75.19 -1.17%
Crude oil: $98.61 (-1,0%).
Gold: $1662.90 (-0,9%).
McDonald's (MCD): Q4 EPS of $1.33 vs cons $1.30. Revenue of $6.82B (+10% Y/Y). Shares +0.54% premarket.
Johnson & Johnson (JNJ): Q4 EPS of $1.13 vs cons $1.09. Revenue of $16.3B (+3.9% Y/Y). Shares -0.00% premarket.
Verizon (VZ): Q4 EPS of $0.52 vs cons $0.53. Revenue of $28.4B (+8% Y/Y). Shares -2.11% premarket.
DuPont (DD): Q4 EPS of $0.35 vs cons $0.33. Revenue of $8.4B (+13.8% Y/Y). Shares -0.04% premarket.
Travellers (TRV): Q4 EPS of $1.48 vs cons $1.50. Revenue of $6.3B (+0.5% Y/Y). Shares -1.31% premarket.
Asia’s benchmark stock index maintained gains for a sixth day after a stalemate emerged between European policy makers and Greek bondholders.
Nikkei 225 8,766 -0.46 -0.01%
Hang Seng Closed
S&P/ASX 200 4,225 -14.53 -0.34%
Shanghai Composite Closed
Nintendo Co. (7974), a Japanese maker of video-game players that gets 34 percent of its sales in Europe, rose 1.5 percent.
Mirabela Nickel Ltd. (MBN), an Australian nickel producer, slumped 13 percent after analysts cut their recommendations on the stock.
Elpida Memory Inc. (6665) advanced 4.6 percent after a newspaper reported the chipmaker is in merger talks with Micron Technology Inc. and Nanya Technology Corp. (2408)
Resistance 3: Y78.30 (Nov 29 high)
Resistance 2: Y77.90 (Dec 29 high)
Resistance 1: Y77.30/40 (area of Jan 6 and 19 highs)
The current price: Y77.03
Support 1:Y76.85 (Jan 23 low)
Support 2:Y76.70 (Jan 19 low)
Support 3:Y76.55 (Jan 17 low)
Resistance 3 : $1.5670 (Jan 3 high)
Resistance 2 : $1.5630 (Jan 5 high)
Resistance 1 : $1.5600 (Jan 23 high)
The current price: $1.5549
Support 1 : $1.5515 (Jan 23 high)
Support 2 : $1.5450/60 (Jan 20 low, MA (233) H1)
Support 3 : $1.5515 (50% FIBO $1.5600-$1.5230)