Futures Trading News – 6/19/09
KUALA LUMPUR, June 20 (Bernama) — The three-month Kuala Lumpur Interbank Offered Rates (KLIBOR) futures contracts on Bursa Malaysia Derivatives are expected to be rangebound next week amid low cash rates, dealers said.
KUALA LUMPUR, June 20 (Bernama) — The Kuala Lumpur Composite Index (KLCI) futures contracts on Bursa Malaysia Derivatives are likely to remain sideways in tandem with the underlying cash index, dealers said.
Crude-oil futures prices settled below $70 a barrel Friday for the first time since June 8 in a sell-off spurred by a steep drop in gasoline futures and weakness in the equities market.
CHICAGO, June 19 (UPI) — Grain futures traded mostly lower on the Chicago Board of Trade Friday as stock markets turned in a mixed day to end the week in New York.
June 19 (Bloomberg) — Copper fell in New York, erasing an earlier gain of as much as 1 percent. Copper futures for July delivery dropped 1.75 cents, or 0.8 percent, to $2.2645 a pound at 12:38 p.m. on the New York Mercantile Exchange’s Comex division.
Agriculture futures were mixed in early trading Friday on the Chicago Board of Trade.
Stock index futures pointed to a higher open on Wall Street on Friday as a recent spate of improving economic data beckoned investors back into equity markets for a second day.
U.S. stock index futures pointed to a higher open on Wall Street on Friday as a recent spate of improving economic data beckoned investors back into equity markets for a second day.
Stock index futures pointed to a higher open on Wall Street on Friday as the U.S. dollar edged lower and commodities prices rose.
U.S. stock index futures pointed to a higher open on Wall Street on Friday, as stocks were poised to add to the previous session’s gains.
US Stock-Index Futures Climb; Alcoa, Schlumberger, Apple Gain Bloomberg By Lynn Thomasson and Daniela Silberstein June 19 (Bloomberg) — US stock futures rose, indicating the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index may trim its first weekly decline in a month, as speculation the recession is easing boosted commodity producers. …
Napa Valley Register US Stock Futures Pare Loss on Bets Fed to Avoid Rate Increase Bloomberg By Nick Baker June 17 (Bloomberg) — US stock-index futures pared their decline on speculation the Federal Reserve will hold off raising interest rates until the economy shows more signs of recovering. Standard & Poor’s 500 Index futures lost less than … Futures pull off lows as inflation remains tame The Associated Press Stocks point to flat open ahead of data Forbes US Stock Futures Extend Gains on…
Futures Rise Ahead of Quadruple Witching CNBC, Englewood Cliffs The end of the week marks the once-a-quarter event known as “quadruple witching” – the simultaneous expiration of stock index futures , stock index options, stock futures , and stock options that occurs on the third Friday of the third month of the … Meltdown 101: What is quadruple witching? The Associated Press Morning Watch, June 19 Forbes ‘Quadruple Witching’ Friday: What it Means for the Markets Wall Street Journal…
STOCKS NEWS US-Gap between VIX, actual vols, futures remains Forbes, NY Thus far, the spot VIX has started to acquiesce, but the VIX futures remain unconvinced. This has seen the been a bearish sign for the S&P 500, he said. The VIX ended at 27.99, down 6.79 percent, its lowest level since Sept 12, 2008. …
The Money Times Grain futures mostly lower Friday United Press International CHICAGO, June 19 (UPI) — Grain futures traded mostly lower on the Chicago Board of Trade Friday as stock markets turned in a mixed day to end the week in New York. Corn was off 4 to off 4 1/2, soybeans were off 30 1/4 to off 37 1/2, wheat was off 4 … Allendale Early Calls: Declines Expected For Cash Cattle, Corn … CattleNetwork.com Market Advisor: Market overreactions create pricing opportunities The Prairie Star CBOT Soy…
RATE FUTURES REPORT: Overreaction, And Then A Correction Wall Street Journal By Howard Packowitz Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES CHICAGO (Dow Jones)–US interest rate futures were in a corrective mode Friday, trimming a portion of Thursday’s sharp price slide now deemed an overreaction by some market participants. …
Boston Globe BEFORE THE BELL:US Stk Futures Up On Quad Witching Wall Street Journal By Barbara Kollmeyer NEW YORK (Dow Jones)–US stock futures pointed to a higher open for Wall Street on Friday, with investors hopeful for a positive end to the week despite a quadruple witching of expiration of options and futures . … Video: June 19: Stocks Log First Weekly Loss Since May The Associated Press Stock Futures Discount Lowest in Europe Since 2007 as Credit … Bloomberg Stock Markets Give Back Early…
Brokers Launch Managed- Futures Funds For Diversification Wall Street Journal By Gregory Meyer and Jacob Bunge Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES Brokers are increasingly getting into managed futures , a once-obscure trading strategy that stood out as others failed last year. MF Global Ltd. (MF), the Bermuda-based brokerage, …
Agriculture futures trade mixed on the CBOT The Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Agriculture futures were mixed Friday on the Chicago Board of Trade. Wheat for July delivery fell 5 cents to $5.5525 a bushel, while July corn lost 4 cents to $3.9925 a bushel and July soybeans plunged 34.75 cents to $11.79 a bushel. … Agriculture futures mixed, livestock prices rise The Associated Press Agriculture futures trade mixed on the CBOT The Associated Press Agriculture futures mixed, livestock prices rise The…
Straits Times OIL FUTURES : Crude Settles -2.6% At $69.55, Low Since Jun 8 Wall Street Journal By Madalina Iacob Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES NEW YORK (Dow Jones)–Crude oil futures prices settled below $70 a barrel for the first time since June 8 Friday in a selloff spurred by a steep drop in gasoline futures and weakness in the equities market. … Crude Oil, Gasoline Tumble on Increasing Motor-Fuel Supplies Bloomberg Crude-oil futures fall below $70; gas slides again Louisville Courier-Journal NYMEX-Crude…
