U.S. stock index futures are pointed to a higher opening this morning, as improved dollar strength is helping to offset continuing struggles within the financial sector.
Economic Reports: No reports today.
Hewlett-Packard Co. reports fiscal 3rd-qtr earnings of $0.80/share, up from $0.66/share in the same qtr last year - Full story.
BJ's Wholesale reports 2nd-qtr earnings of $0.61/share, up from $0.55/share in the year ago period - Full story.
Oil prices are little changed this morning, holding steady around $115 a barrel, as investors await the weekly crude inventory report - Full story.
Major overseas markets are posting mostly higher results for Wednesday. London's FTSE is up 0.79%, Frankfurt's DAX is up 0.32%, and Paris' CAC is up 0.83%. Japan's Nikkei was down 0.10%, Hong Kong's Hang Seng closed up 2.18%, and
Sydney's All Ordinaries Index finished up 1.36%.
Economic Calendar:
Thurs: Initial Jobless Claims, Leading Indicators, and Philadelphia Fed;
Fri: No Reports Today.
Aaron Jacobs - News Editor
aaron.jacobs@mworld.com
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Key Indicators
World Markets
| Amsterdam EOE | 401.5 | +2.7 | Wed 09:17 | | Brazil Bovespa | 54,859.8 | +1,221.1 | Wed 09:20 | | Frankfurt DAX | 6,307.2 | +24.8 | Wed 09:18 | | FTSE™ 100 | 5,355.4 | +35.0 | Wed 09:18 | | Hang Seng | 20,931.3 | +446.9 | Wed 05:37 | | Madrid General | 1,214.7 | -5.8 | Wed 09:17 | | Mexican IPC | 26,732.1 | -45.4 | Tue 16:05 | | Milan Stock Exchange | 21,569.0 | -161.0 | Wed 09:41 | | Nikkei Dow | 12,851.7 | -13.4 | Wed 02:45 | | Paris CAC 40 | 4,343.4 | +10.6 | Wed 09:18 | | Seoul Composite | 1,540.7 | -0.7 | Wed 03:21 | | Shanghai Composite | 2,523.3 | +178.8 | Wed 03:00 | | Stockholm General | 270.6 | -0.5 | Wed 09:18 | | Straits Times | 2,751.8 | +23.4 | Wed 05:10 | | Swiss Zurich | 7,085.8 | -29.4 | Wed 09:17 | | Sydney All Ord | 4,997.5 | +67.1 | Wed 02:46 | | Toronto Exchg | 13,063.0 | 0.0 | Wed 09:20 |
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