Index Futures Net Changes and Settlements:

Contract Settlement Net Change +/-%
S&P 500 (ESM18:CME) 2729.50 +10.75 +0.39%
DowJones (YMM18:CBT) 24,823 +131 +0.52%
Nasdaq 100 (NQM18:CME) 6960.00 -5.00 -0.07%
Russell 2000 (RTYM:CME) 1609.50 +4.30 +0.26%

Foreign Markets, Fair Value and Volume:

  • In Asia 8 out of 11 markets closed higher: Shanghai Comp +0.34%, Hang Seng +1.35%, Nikkei +0.47%
  • In Europe 9 out of 13 markets are trading lower: CAC -0.22%, DAX -0.37%, FTSE -0.20%
  • Fair Value: S&P -0.83, NASDAQ +4.01, Dow -23.49
  • Total Volume: 1.05mil ESM & 791 SPM traded in the pit

Today’s Economic Calendar:

Today’s economic calendar includes Loretta Mester Speaks 2:45 AM ET, and James Bullard Speaks 9:40 AM ET.


S&P 500 Futures: #ES Up 7 In A Row

After holding firm for much of the overnight session, even while Europe was weak, the S&P 500 futures opened Friday’s 8:30 AM CST regular session at 2722.25, up +3.75 handles. The first move after the bell was to make an early low at 2720.25. From there, a wave of strong buying came in to push the benchmark index future up to 2731.25 just after 9:00 AM. After briefly falling back to 2726.00, buyers again came in to push to a high print of 2732.5, up +14.00 handles just after 10:00 AM CST.

The futures saw a little weakness going into the Euro close and through the midday trade, retracing the day’s move back through the opening print, and making a new daily low at 2719.25 just before 11:30. The break was followed by a bounce up to 2724.75, before making a lower retest of 2716.75 just after 1:00 pm.

In the final part of the day the equity futures rallied, even as the MiM started lining up orders to the sell side. As the MOC came in at $525 million to sell, the ES sold off a little, down to 2723.50, before rallying back up to print 2727.25 on the 3:00 PM CST cash close. The futures went on to trade higher up to 2729.75 before settling the day up +11.00 handles on the session, or +0.40%.


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