Momentum was lost in the final minutes of the session, but the major equity averages still scored gains in excess of 1%. The effort gave stocks their third straight gain.
After the close, ASNA, CLC and APOG are the most notable names scheduled to report earnings results.
Futures are lower after hours: S&P 500 futures are -0.79 from fair value of 1182.29 and Nasdaq100 futures are -2.91 from fair value of 2247.91.
Tomorrow morning before the open, four economic reports are scheduled to be released: Initial claims (Consensus 410K) and Continuing claims (Consensus 3700K), 2) CPI (Consensus 0.2%) and Core CPI (Consensus 0.2%), 3) Empire Manufacturing (Consensus -4.0) and 4) Current Account Balance -$121.5 billion).
Tomorrow before the open look for the following companies to report: MCS, PIR.






