Index Futures Net Changes and Settlements:
|
Contract |
Settlement |
Net Change |
+/-% |
|
S&P 500 (ESH19:CME) |
2731.00 |
+9.75 |
+0.35% |
|
DowJones (YMH19:CBT) |
25,324 |
+136 |
+0.53% |
|
Nasdaq 100 (NQH19:CME) |
7008.00 |
+70.50 |
+1.01% |
|
Russell 2000 (RTYH19:CME) |
1518.40 |
+1.00 |
+0.06% |
Foreign Markets, Fair Value and Volume:
- In Asia 8 out of 11 markets closed higher: Shanghai Comp +1.30%, Hang Seng +0.21%, Nikkei +0.14%
- In Europe 8 out of 13 markets are trading higher: CAC -0.18%, DAX -0.46%, FTSE -0.04%
- Fair Value: S&P -1.49, NASDAQ +3.07, Dow -51.65
- Total Volume: 1.22mil ESH & 254 SPH traded in the pit
Today’s Economic Calendar:
Today’s economic calendar includes MBA Mortgage Applications 7:00 AM ET, International Trade 8:30 AM ET, Productivity and Costs 8:30 AM ET, EIA Petroleum Status Report 10:30 AM ET, a 10-Yr Note Auction 1:00 PM ET, Randal Quarles Speaks 6:05 PM ET, and Jerome Powell Speaks 7:00 PM ET.
S&P 500 Futures: #ES Up 7 Weeks In A Row
Chart courtesy of @Chicagostock – $ES_F Completes C/H objective 2729.
On Monday nights Globex session, the S&P 500 futures (ESH19:CME) printed a high of 2728.25, a low of 2716.25, and opened Tuesday’s regular trading hours at 2728.00. The morning low print was at 2726.75 right after the bell, and the morning high came in at 2737.00. The S&P’s traded 2730.50 on the 10:30 European close, and 2724.25 going into the noon hour.
The early afternoon saw a high of 2737.75 and a low of 2722.25, and in the final hour of the day the ES evened out, trading in the middle of the daily range. The futures traded 2735.00 on the 2:45 cash imbalance reveal, 2735.00 on the 3:00 cash close, and settled at 2731.25 on the 3:15 futures close, up 10 handles, or +0.36%.
In the end, the ES’s overall tone was firm. In terms of the days overall trade, volume was a little low, with 1.2 million futures contracts traded.
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