U.S. stock-index futures rose on Thursday, as tensions between Iran and the U.S. eased for the time being, while firming optimism about a U.S.-China trade deal put U.S. equity market back on track for fresh records.
Global Stocks:
| Index/commodity | Last | Today's Change, points | Today's Change, % |
| Nikkei | 23,739.87 | +535.11 | +2.31% |
| Hang Seng | 28,561.00 | +473.08 | +1.68% |
| Shanghai | 3,094.88 | +27.99 | +0.91% |
| S&P/ASX | 6,874.20 | +56.60 | +0.83% |
| FTSE | 7,613.32 | +38.39 | +0.51% |
| CAC | 6,047.70 | +16.70 | +0.28% |
| DAX | 13,486.75 | +166.57 | +1.25% |
| Crude oil | $59.42 | | -0.32% |
| Gold | $1,549.80 | | -0.67% |
American Express (AXP) initiated with a Neutral at Robert W. Baird; target $124
Bank of America (BAC) initiated with a Neutral at DA Davidson; target $36
Citigroup (C) initiated with a Buy at DA Davidson; target $96
Goldman Sachs (GS) initiated with a Buy at DA Davidson; target $272
JPMorgan Chase (JPM) initiated with a Neutral at DA Davidson; target $140
Ford Motor (F) initiated with a Hold at The Benchmark Company
General Motors (GM) initiated with a Buy at The Benchmark Company; target $49
Lyft (LYFT) initiated with a Sell at The Benchmark Company; target $35
(company / ticker / price / change ($/%) / volume)
| 3M Co | MMM | 181.9 | 1.27(0.70%) | 1946 |
| ALCOA INC. | AA | 20.65 | 0.19(0.93%) | 1387 |
| ALTRIA GROUP INC. | MO | 50.25 | 0.17(0.34%) | 3051 |
| Amazon.com Inc., NASDAQ | AMZN | 1,909.03 | 17.06(0.90%) | 49310 |
| American Express Co | AXP | 127.42 | 1.88(1.50%) | 3257 |
| Apple Inc. | AAPL | 306.76 | 3.57(1.18%) | 579829 |
| AT&T Inc | T | 39 | 0.15(0.39%) | 181112 |
| Boeing Co | BA | 334.82 | 3.45(1.04%) | 92734 |
| Caterpillar Inc | CAT | 148.5 | 0.82(0.56%) | 767 |
| Chevron Corp | CVX | 118 | 0.30(0.25%) | 1295 |
| Cisco Systems Inc | CSCO | 47.68 | 0.16(0.34%) | 23412 |
| Citigroup Inc., NYSE | C | 80.38 | 1.02(1.29%) | 44239 |
| Exxon Mobil Corp | XOM | 69.47 | 0.24(0.35%) | 15506 |
| Facebook, Inc. | FB | 217.3 | 2.08(0.97%) | 108432 |
| FedEx Corporation, NYSE | FDX | 157.99 | 0.86(0.55%) | 1538 |
| Ford Motor Co. | F | 9.29 | 0.04(0.43%) | 68918 |
| Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc., NYSE | FCX | 13.22 | 0.04(0.30%) | 9306 |
| General Electric Co | GE | 12.07 | 0.13(1.09%) | 169742 |
| General Motors Company, NYSE | GM | 34.93 | 0.28(0.81%) | 18357 |
| Goldman Sachs | GS | 241.13 | 3.37(1.42%) | 126775 |
| Google Inc. | GOOG | 1,417.31 | 12.99(0.93%) | 8437 |
| Hewlett-Packard Co. | HPQ | 21.06 | 0.13(0.62%) | 14168 |
| Home Depot Inc | HD | 223 | 1.21(0.55%) | 1053 |
| Intel Corp | INTC | 59.28 | 0.31(0.53%) | 39531 |
| International Business Machines Co... | IBM | 135.9 | 0.59(0.44%) | 1854 |
| International Paper Company | IP | 44.1 | 0.11(0.25%) | 102 |
| Johnson & Johnson | JNJ | 145.65 | 0.69(0.48%) | 1904 |
| JPMorgan Chase and Co | JPM | 138.1 | 1.16(0.85%) | 52436 |
| McDonald's Corp | MCD | 206.65 | 0.74(0.36%) | 66380 |
| Merck & Co Inc | MRK | 89.05 | 0.45(0.51%) | 5021 |
| Microsoft Corp | MSFT | 161.8 | 1.71(1.07%) | 185954 |
| Nike | NKE | 101.99 | 0.44(0.43%) | 3110 |
| Pfizer Inc | PFE | 39.25 | 0.19(0.49%) | 8702 |
| Procter & Gamble Co | PG | 122.96 | 0.45(0.37%) | 694 |
| Starbucks Corporation, NASDAQ | SBUX | 90.3 | 1.42(1.60%) | 37610 |
| Tesla Motors, Inc., NASDAQ | TSLA | 496.5 | 4.36(0.89%) | 961355 |
| The Coca-Cola Co | KO | 54.91 | 0.56(1.03%) | 37259 |
| Twitter, Inc., NYSE | TWTR | 33.63 | 0.58(1.75%) | 101701 |
| United Technologies Corp | UTX | 154.6 | 1.18(0.77%) | 1746 |
| UnitedHealth Group Inc | UNH | 297 | 1.10(0.37%) | 1424 |
| Verizon Communications Inc | VZ | 59.3 | 0.21(0.35%) | 23725 |
| Visa | V | 193.5 | 1.58(0.82%) | 12138 |
| Wal-Mart Stores Inc | WMT | 116.62 | 0.46(0.40%) | 9274 |
| Walt Disney Co | DIS | 146.09 | 0.69(0.47%) | 12324 |
| Yandex N.V., NASDAQ | YNDX | 44.48 | 0.71(1.62%) | 4610 |
Apple (AAPL) target raised to $350 from $285 at Jefferies
Boeing (BA) downgraded to Hold from Buy at Berenberg; target lowered to $350
Tesla (TSLA) downgraded to Neutral from Outperform at Robert W. Baird; target raised to $525
Advanced Micro (AMD) upgraded to Buy from Neutral at Mizuho; target raised to $55
Coca-Cola (KO) upgraded to Outperform from Neutral at Credit Suisse; target raised to $64
Goldman Sachs (GS) upgraded to Buy from Neutral at BofA/Merrill; target raised to $270
Snap (SNAP) upgraded to Outperform from Market Perform at Cowen; target raised to $20
Snap (SNAP) upgraded to Buy from Hold at Jefferies; target $21
Starbucks (SBUX) upgraded to Overweight from Equal Weight at Barclays; target $107
| Index | Change, points | Closed | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| NIKKEI 225 | -370.96 | 23204.76 | -1.57 |
| Hang Seng | -234.14 | 28087.92 | -0.83 |
| KOSPI | -24.23 | 2151.31 | -1.11 |
| ASX 200 | -8.8 | 6817.6 | -0.13 |
| FTSE 100 | 1.08 | 7574.93 | 0.01 |
| DAX | 93.35 | 13320.18 | 0.71 |
| CAC 40 | 18.65 | 6031 | 0.31 |
| Dow Jones | 161.41 | 28745.09 | 0.56 |
| S&P 500 | 15.87 | 3253.05 | 0.49 |
| NASDAQ Composite | 60.66 | 9129.24 | 0.67 |