DJIA futures are below fair value, as data out of China weighs on stocks and oil
Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) futures are below fair value following
Tuesday's disappointing session. Weak economic data out of China is weighing on both global stocks and oil prices, with July-dated crude futures last seen down 1.2% at $48.51 per barrel. And Wall Street will have plenty to chew on at home, with
another big round of data set for release today.
Continue reading for more on today's market, including:
Futures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) are more than 58 points below fair value.
5 Things You Need to Know Today
- Chinese purchasing managers index (PMI) data weighed on stimulus hopes, while growing fears of an EU exit hurt stocks in the U.K and beyond.
- The Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) saw 694,070 call contracts traded on Tuesday, compared to 399,620 put contracts. The resultant single-session equity put/call ratio climbed to 0.58, while the 21-day moving average slipped to 0.74.
- Retailer Michael Kors Holdings Ltd (NYSE:KORS) reported better-than-expected fiscal fourth-quarter earnings, while CEO John Idol says the company sees "multiple growth opportunities." The stock was last seen up 8.1% in electronic trading.
- Under Armour Inc (NYSE:UA) is sitting 3.6% lower ahead of the bell, and could be in danger of tapping a new annual low, after the company lowered its full-year sales outlook.
- Cloud computing specialist salesforce.com, inc. (NYSE:CRM) will buy sector peer Demandware Inc (NYSE:DWRE) in a cash deal valued at $2.8 billion. While CRM is down nearly 2% on the news, DWRE is surging more than 56% in pre-market trading.
Earnings and Economic Data
ADP's report on private-sector payrolls, Markit's manufacturing PMI, the Institute for Supply Management's (ISM) manufacturing index, construction spending, and the Fed's Beige Book will hit the Street today. As for earnings, Box (BOX), Cracker Barrel (CBRL), and G-III Apparel (GIII) will report. To see what is coming up on this week's schedule, click here.
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