U.S. stock-index futures rose on Wednesday, as investors cheered stronger-than-expected results from IBM (IBM) while concerns over the coronavirus in China eased.
Global Stocks:
| Index/commodity | Last | Today's Change, points | Today's Change, % |
| Nikkei | 24,031.35 | +166.79 | +0.70% |
| Hang Seng | 28,341.04 | +355.71 | +1.27% |
| Shanghai | 3,060.75 | +8.61 | +0.28% |
| S&P/ASX | 7,132.70 | +66.40 | +0.94% |
| FTSE | 7,588.10 | -22.60 | -0.30% |
| CAC | 6,039.15 | -6.84 | -0.11% |
| DAX | 13,552.16 | -3.71 | -0.03% |
| Crude oil | $57.57 | | -1.39% |
| Gold | $1,556.10 | | -0.12% |
(company / ticker / price / change ($/%) / volume)
| 3M Co | MMM | 180.3 | 0.91(0.51%) | 1693 |
| ALCOA INC. | AA | 17.25 | 0.13(0.76%) | 13466 |
| Amazon.com Inc., NASDAQ | AMZN | 1,899.50 | 7.50(0.40%) | 39843 |
| Apple Inc. | AAPL | 318.85 | 2.28(0.72%) | 270429 |
| AT&T Inc | T | 38.64 | 0.12(0.31%) | 36149 |
| Boeing Co | BA | 310.75 | -2.62(-0.84%) | 141141 |
| Chevron Corp | CVX | 113.5 | 0.19(0.17%) | 2580 |
| Cisco Systems Inc | CSCO | 49.29 | 0.49(1.00%) | 25408 |
| Citigroup Inc., NYSE | C | 80.25 | 0.35(0.44%) | 7703 |
| Deere & Company, NYSE | DE | 172.92 | 0.36(0.21%) | 612 |
| Exxon Mobil Corp | XOM | 67.88 | 0.30(0.44%) | 7560 |
| Facebook, Inc. | FB | 222.4 | 0.96(0.43%) | 71236 |
| FedEx Corporation, NYSE | FDX | 158.21 | 0.68(0.43%) | 178 |
| Ford Motor Co. | F | 9.23 | 0.02(0.22%) | 64001 |
| Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc., NYSE | FCX | 12.44 | 0.17(1.39%) | 22871 |
| General Electric Co | GE | 11.67 | 0.01(0.09%) | 89143 |
| General Motors Company, NYSE | GM | 35.26 | 0.27(0.77%) | 11648 |
| Goldman Sachs | GS | 247.35 | 1.65(0.67%) | 3862 |
| Google Inc. | GOOG | 1,492.00 | 7.60(0.51%) | 4674 |
| Hewlett-Packard Co. | HPQ | 21.93 | -0.03(-0.14%) | 9987 |
| Home Depot Inc | HD | 233.08 | 0.13(0.06%) | 1219 |
| Intel Corp | INTC | 61.05 | 0.50(0.83%) | 35035 |
| International Business Machines Co... | IBM | 144.38 | 5.21(3.74%) | 220534 |
| Johnson & Johnson | JNJ | 147 | -2.27(-1.52%) | 161598 |
| JPMorgan Chase and Co | JPM | 137.25 | 0.41(0.30%) | 7042 |
| McDonald's Corp | MCD | 212.5 | 1.34(0.63%) | 11753 |
| Merck & Co Inc | MRK | 90 | 0.03(0.03%) | 1032 |
| Microsoft Corp | MSFT | 167.39 | 0.89(0.53%) | 111580 |
| Nike | NKE | 104.98 | 0.40(0.38%) | 860 |
| Pfizer Inc | PFE | 40.44 | 0.10(0.25%) | 18456 |
| Procter & Gamble Co | PG | 126.72 | 0.63(0.50%) | 2441 |
| Starbucks Corporation, NASDAQ | SBUX | 92.85 | 0.32(0.35%) | 8331 |
| Tesla Motors, Inc., NASDAQ | TSLA | 573.25 | 26.05(4.76%) | 958313 |
| The Coca-Cola Co | KO | 57.4 | 0.23(0.40%) | 3420 |
| Twitter, Inc., NYSE | TWTR | 34.22 | 0.13(0.38%) | 31579 |
| United Technologies Corp | UTX | 155.15 | 0.68(0.44%) | 1103 |
| UnitedHealth Group Inc | UNH | 300.2 | -0.33(-0.11%) | 1231 |
| Verizon Communications Inc | VZ | 60.2 | -0.12(-0.20%) | 3201 |
| Visa | V | 209.03 | 1.74(0.84%) | 26110 |
| Wal-Mart Stores Inc | WMT | 115.19 | -0.40(-0.35%) | 11632 |
| Walt Disney Co | DIS | 144.32 | 0.76(0.53%) | 21066 |
| Yandex N.V., NASDAQ | YNDX | 44.7 | -0.35(-0.78%) | 12735 |
AT&T (T) initiated with a Buy at Deutsche Bank; target $44
Verizon (VZ) initiated with a Hold at Deutsche Bank; target $63
Tesla (TSLA) target raised to $550 from $370 at Wedbush; Neutral
Boeing (BA) downgraded to Hold from Buy at Vertical Research; target lowered to $294
McDonald's (MCD) upgraded to Buy from Neutral at Kalinowski
Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) reported Q4 FY 2019 earnings of $1.88 per share (versus $1.97 per share in Q4 FY 2018), beating analysts' consensus estimate of $1.87 per share.
The company's quarterly revenues amounted to $20.747 bln (+1.7% y/y), roughly in line with analysts' consensus estimate of $20.825 bln.
The company also issued guidance for FY 2020, projecting EPS of $8.95-9.10 versus analysts' consensus estimate of $9.09 and revenues of +4.5-5.5% y/y to $85.8-86.2 bln versus analysts' consensus estimate of $85.52 bln.
JNJ fell to $147.94 (-0.89%) in pre-market trading.
United Airlines (UAL) reported Q4 FY 2019 earnings of $2.67 per share (versus $2.41 per share in Q4 FY 2018), beating analysts' consensus estimate of $2.64 per share.
The company's quarterly revenues amounted to $10.888 bln (+3.8% y/y), roughly in line with analysts' consensus estimate of $. bln.
UAL rose to $86.50 (+0.83%) in pre-market trading.
Netflix (NFLX) reported Q4 FY 2019 earnings of $1.30 per share (versus $0.30 per share in Q4 FY 2018), beating analysts' consensus estimate of $0.53 per share.
The company's quarterly revenues amounted to $5.467 bln (+30.6% y/y), roughly in line with analysts' consensus estimate of $5.449 bln.
The company's global paid net additions totaled 8.8 mln in Q4, on par with the 8.8 mln in the prior-year period and ahead of its guidance of 7.6 mln.
It also issued guidance for Q1 FY 2020, projecting EPS of $1.66 versus analysts' consensus estimate of $1.18 and revenues of $5.73 bln versus analysts' consensus estimate of $5.74 bln.
For Q1 FY 2020, the company forecast global paid net adds of 7.0 mln versus 9.6 mln in Q1 FY 2019 and analysts' estimate of 8.5 mln.
NFLX rose to $342.38 (+1.26%) in pre-market trading.
IBM (IBM) reported Q4 FY 2019 earnings of $4.71 per share (versus $4.87 per share in Q4 FY 2018), beating analysts' consensus estimate of $4.69 per share.
The company's quarterly revenues amounted to $21.777 bln (+0.1% y/y), roughly in line with analysts' consensus estimate of $21.622 bln.
The company also issued upside guidance for FY 2020, projecting EPS of at least $13.35 versus analysts' consensus estimate of $13.29.
IBM rose to $144.70 (+3.97%) in pre-market trading.
| Index | Change, points | Closed | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| NIKKEI 225 | -218.95 | 23864.56 | -0.91 |
| Hang Seng | -810.58 | 27985.33 | -2.81 |
| KOSPI | -22.95 | 2239.69 | -1.01 |
| ASX 200 | -13.2 | 7066.3 | -0.19 |
| FTSE 100 | -40.74 | 7610.7 | -0.53 |
| DAX | 6.93 | 13555.87 | 0.05 |
| CAC 40 | -32.55 | 6045.99 | -0.54 |
| Dow Jones | -152.06 | 29196.04 | -0.52 |
| S&P 500 | -8.83 | 3320.79 | -0.27 |
| NASDAQ Composite | -18.13 | 9370.81 | -0.19 |