Commodity Futures Trading Blog

Futures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) are indicating an opening gain of about 32 points this morning. Wall Street is digesting a Greek bailout and slew of blue-chip earnings, including reports from Kraft Foods (KFT), Wal-Mart (WMT), and Home Depot (HD) Read the rest of this entry »

U.S. stock futures point to a higher start for Wall Street as investors return from a three-day weekend, with markets holding gains after euro-zone finance ministers agree to a second bailout for Greece. Read the rest of this entry »

Futures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) are pointed higher this morning, hinting at a potentially positive finish to an erratic week on Wall Street. Greek debt woes are back in the headlines this morning, while the domestic consumer price index is on tap later this morning Read the rest of this entry »

U.S. stock futures point to carryover buying for Wall Street ahead of the long holiday weekend. Read the rest of this entry »

U.S. stock futures point to a slightly lower start for Wall Street after Moody’s warns of potential downgrades of global banks and uncertainty continues to linger over a second Greek bailout. Read the rest of this entry »

Stock index futures pointed to a higher open for equities on Wall Street on Wednesday, with futures for the S&P 500, Dow Jones and Nasdaq 100 rising 0.5 to 0.6 percent. The Mortgage Bankers Association ... Read the rest of this entry »

Futures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) are trading flat-to-lower versus fair value this morning, pointing toward a weak start to the regular session. Despite round of positive economic data out of Europe and Asia, a round of downgrades from Moody's Services has Wall Street on edge. Specifically, Moody?s dropped Spain?s sovereign-debt rating by two notches, cut Italy and Portugal by ... Read the rest of this entry »

(Reuters) - Stock index futures pointed to a slightly lower open for equities on Wall Street on Tuesday, with futures for the S&P 500, the Dow Jones and the Nasdaq 100 down 0.1 to 0.2 percent. Boeing Co said it has signed its largest ever commercial airplane order with Indonesia's Lion Air in a deal worth $22.4 billion Read the rest of this entry »

Futures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) are pointing toward a gain of about 90 points on the open, as Wall Street utters a sigh of relief in the wake of Greece's approval of additional austerity measures. The additional cuts were necessary for Greece to receive additional bailout money from the European Union. Heading into the open, futures on the Dow Mini are trading nearly 93 points ... Read the rest of this entry »

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stock index futures pointed to a slightly higher open for equities on Wall Street on Wednesday, with futures for the S&P 500, the Dow Jones and the Nasdaq 100 rising 0.2 to 0.3 percent. Read the rest of this entry »