The Day Ahead And After The Close News

In After Hours Trading

IPOs on deck today BeiGene (BGNE) and Editas Medicine (EDIT). Secondaries on deck today none of note.In After Hours Trading: CNG +.32 EW +.04 GILD +.34 OLN -.57.

What's Happening This Morning

U.S. futures: S&P +11.25, Dow Jones +77, NDX +18.25 and Russell 2000 +8.25 with fair value lower. Asia lower and Europe lower.Copper higher with silver and gold as well. WTI Crude and Brent Oil Futures higher. Natural Gas is lower. $ is lower vs Euro, lower vs. Pound and lower vs. Yen. US 10 year Treasury yield at 1.87% yield +3, one month change -41 and +7 one year change. Prices as of 7:55 a.m. EDT.

Top Sectors none.

Weak Sectors all.

One month winners Utilities.

Three Month Winners none of note.

Six Month Winners Utilities.

One Year Winners Technology.

Year To Date Utilities.

Earnings Expected

Earnings due after the close (by avg. trade volume): MET SU YUM ALL AVB BXP NXPI GMCR XL LNC MCHP. Due Thursday morning (by avg. trade volume descending): PM AZN OXY COP D CI BCE ICE MMC CS.

Rags & Mags: Inside Wall Street

Bloomberg: Euro PMI hit the lowest levels in 3 years. Oil analysts see a 50% rise by year end.

Reported Earnings This Morning

Reported Earnings This Morning (Best to Worst absolute beats/misses [+.02 or greater/-.02 or worse]): ALXN +.03 BDX +.12 CBOE +.04 GM +.19 MPC +.10 NOV -.22 SLAB +.15.Current Morning missing: .