The S&P 500 settled higher by 0.7% after spending the duration of the day in a steady upward climb. Equities got off to an upbeat start supported in part by bullish European trade. In addition, merger speculation helped support the markets at the open.
Other notable after hours movers on earnings: DMD +14.8%, LZB +10.6%, RMBS +9.3%, SINA +6.3%, MDRX +5.7%, UCTT +4.5%, LOPE +4.1%, CLDT +3.5%, FNF +3.4%, NVMI +3.2%, TXRH +3.1%, UAM +0.5%, DELL +0.2%, MM -26.0%, ZIXI -6.7%, TEX -6.4%, ARSD -3.7%, ANAD -2.9%, BJRI -2.6%, KONA -1.4%, NBR -1.4%, ICAD -1.4%, ADI -0.9%, MAR -0.8%, POST -0.5%, CF -0.3%, OIS -0.2%
Today after the close the following companies reported earnings: MAR, UCTT, NBR, NFX, ZIXI, KALU, TEX, BAS, BJRI, CLUB, ANAD, HLF, PSB, CNL, QEP, WTS, NVMI, OIS, DX, LLNW, LOPE, SHO, SLTM, TXRH, UAM, CCO, HY, CF, DMD, FNF, KONA, MM, ROG, AMRS, CLDT, FNGN, PRA, MDRX, DELL, SINA, BOBE, ADI, LZB
Futures are mixed after hours: S&P 500 futures are -0.28 from fair value of 1528.48 and Nasdaq100 futures are +0.82 from fair value of 2782.18.
Tomorrow morning before the open five economic reports are scheduled to be released: 1) MBA Mortgage Index, 2) Housing Starts (Consensus 914K), 3) Building Permits (Consensus 918k), 4) PPI (Consensus 0.3%) and 5) Core PPI (0.1%).
Tomorrow before the open the following companies are scheduled to report earnings: SAH, DTE, LAD, LL, MDCO, NOR, OC, PVR, SIX, VTNC, XRAY, EXAS, GOV, GRMN, GTN, MGM, DW, ICON, VNTV, ZINC, AVA, CNK, CRIS, DISH, SATS, TX, AER, CLH, DVN, LEAP, SODA, AEE, DXYN, EV, TOL






