OVERNIGHT MARKETS AND NEWS
Dec E-mini S&Ps (ESZ16 +0.03%) are little changed, up +0.05%, as a -0.85% decline in Jan WTI crude oil (CLF17 -1.08%) weighs on energy producing stocks. Crude oil is under pressure on concern over whether OPEC will be able to adhere to its recently announced production cuts. European stocks are up +0.70% on signs of economic strength after German Oct factory orders rose more than expected by the most in 2-1/4 years. European stocks also garnered support and EUR/USD fell on expectations that ECB President Draghi will extend the central banks QE program beyond March of next year at this Thursday’s policy meeting. Asian stocks settled mostly higher: Japan +0.47%, Hong Kong +0.75%, China -0.16%, Taiwan +0.98%, Australia +0.52%, Singapore +0.21%, South Korea +1.38%, India +0.17%.
The dollar index (DXY00 +0.19%) is up +0.19%. EUR/USD (^EURUSD) is down -0.24%. USD/JPY (^USDJPY) is up +0.11%.
Mar 10-year T-note prices (ZNH17 unch) are down -1 tick.
German Oct factory orders surged +4.9% m/m, stronger than expectations of +0.6% m/m and the largest monthly increase in 2-1/4 years.
U.S. STOCK PREVIEW
Key U.S. news today includes: (1) revised Q3 non-farm productivity (expected +3.3%, prelim-Q3 +3.1%) and revised Q3 unit labor costs (expected unrevised at +0.3%), (2) Oct trade balance (expected -$42.0 billion, Sep -$36.4 billion), (3) Oct factory orders (expected +2.5%, Sep +0.3% and +0.6% ex transportation).
Russell 1000 earnings reports today include: Toll Brothers (consensus $0.99), AutoZone (9.31), Michaels Cos (0.43), HD Supply Holdings (0.82).
U.S. IPO’s scheduled to price today: Polar Power (POLA),
Equity conferences during the remainder of this week include: Raymond James Technology Investors Conference on Mon-Tue, UBS Global Media and Communications Conference on Mon-Wed, Barclays Gaming, Lodging, Leisure, Restaurant & Food Retail Conference on Tue, Cowen & Co Ultimate Energy Conference on Tue, Wells Fargo Securities Energy Symposium on Tue, Goldman Sachs U.S. Financial Services Conference on Tue-Wed, Wells Fargo Pipeline, MLP and Utility Symposium on Wed, Citi Global Health Care Conference on Wed-Thu, Barclays Global Technology, Media and Telecommunications Conference on Wed-Thu, Bernstein Consumer Summit on Wed-Thu, Capital One Southcoast Energy Conference on Wed-Thu, ACI European Biopolymer Summit on Thu.
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