Futures Higher After Weakness On Thursday And Friday

February 22, 2016
In After Hours Trading

5 IPOs on deck this week including Mapi Pharma (MAPI) that did not price last week. Secondaries on deck today none of note.In After Hours Trading: none of note.

What's Happening This Morning

U.S. futures: S&P +18.50, Dow Jones +164, NDX +44.25 and Russell 2000 +10 with fair value flat. Asia and Europe higher.Copper higher with silver and gold lower. WTI Crude and Brent Oil Futures higher. Natural Gas is lower. $ is higher vs Euro, higher vs. Pound and higher vs. Yen. US 10 year Treasury yield at 1.77% yield +4, one month change -28 and -34 one year change. Prices as of 7:55 a.m. EDT.

Top Sectors Services.

Weak Sectors Conglomerates and Basic Materials.

One month winners Basic Materials and Utilities.

Three Month Winners Utilities.

Six Month Winners Utilities.

One Year Winners none of note.

Year To Date Utilities.

Earnings Expected

Earnings due after the close (by avg. trade volume): MSI LNT OKS ACC NDSN FIT DDS TXRH THC.Due Tuesday morning (by avg. trade volume descending): HD BMO ECL SJM EXPD SNI WLK LAMR FTR.

Rags & Mags: Inside Wall Street

Bloomberg: .

Reported Earnings This MorningReported Earnings This Morning (Best to Worst absolute beats/misses [+.02 or greater/-.02 or worse]): AGN +.09 AWI -.06.Lower Guidance: none of note.

Current Morning missing: DF SWC.