Author: S&P Futures

NEW YORK: US stock index futures fell sharply on Friday after a weaker-than-expected March employment report, in thin trading that nonetheless suggests a weak open for stocks on Monday. The jobs report, showing the economy’s weakest job growth in more than a year, follows a string of underwhelming reports on the health of the US Read More

NEW YORK: US Treasuries prices rallied and equity futures stumbled on Friday after weaker-than-expected US jobs data for March became the latest in a string of underwhelming economic figures that called the strength of US growth into question. Labor Department data showed US employers added just Read More

NEW YORK: US Treasuries prices rallied, the dollar fell and equity futures stumbled on Friday after weaker-than-expected March US jobs data. Labor Department data showed US employers added just 126,000 jobs in March, the fewest in more than a year. The figure was well below expectations Read More

NEW YORK: US Treasuries prices rallied, the US dollar fell and stock index futures fell on Friday after weaker-than-expected March US jobs data. US Labor Department data showed employers added just 126,000 jobs in March, the smallest monthly increase in more than a year. The figure Read More

CHICAGO: US soybean futures closed lower on Thursday, pressured by weak export demand for US supplies and some profit taking ahead of a holiday weekend, traders said. Soymeal futures also dropped, with the benchmark Chicago Board of Trade May contract falling below its 50-day moving average Read More

LONDON: US wheat futures were marginally lower on Thursday in a modest retreat after strong gains earlier in the week but the market remained underpinned by concerns that hot and mostly dry weather in the central and southern plains could curb production. Wheat futures in Paris Read More

CHICAGO: A double-whammy of US crop reports pegging corn plantings and inventories above traders’ estimates knocked down grain futures on Tuesday and fueled forecasts for further price declines. Taken together, the data lifted expectations for corn supplies after US farmers brought in a record harvest last Read More

U.S. equity futures were barely in the black Friday before data on March unemployment while Asian shares closed higher. In Germany, the DAX closed slightly in the red while the U.K’s FTSE 100 closed higher. Equity futures trading remains open till 9:15 a.m. E.T. At 8:30 a.m., the Labor Department’s March nonfarm payrolls are Read More

* Futures down: Dow 165 pts, S&P 19.75 pts, Nasdaq 43.75 pts NEW YORK, April 3 (Reuters) – S&P Futures fell sharply on Friday after a weaker-than-expected March employment report, in thin trading that nonetheless suggests a weak open for stocks on Monday. The jobs report, showing the economy’s weakest job growth in more than Read More

U.S. equity futures ended lower Friday after see-sawing in the 45 minutes following March payrolls data that missed expectations to record the lowest gain since December 2013 and as both February and January data were revised lower. The weak jobs report would support the case for the Federal Reserve to hold off on raising Read More