Equities began the day on a mixed note, but the slightly bearish bias which persisted throughout the day caused the major averages to end near their lows. The S&P 500 slipped 0.4%, and was the weakest performing index.
Other notable after hours movers on earnings: FTNT +17.2%, SWKS +13.2%, JDSU +12.7%, CTXS +11.7%, ALGN +9.5%, NOW +7.0%, QCOM +6.5%, HMPR +6.0%, TSCO +5.9%, LVS +5.4%, AFOP +3.4%, OI +3.3%, FICO +1.8%, KNX +1.6%, QTM +1.5%, AMP +1.2%, COHU +1.1%, FIO -16.1%, AVNW -6.7%, CNQR -5.5%, FB -2.9%, CDNS -2.8%, MUR -2.5%, EA -1.9%, EXXI -0.9%, CMO -0.4%
Today after the close the following companies reported earnings: FTNT, ALGN, CCK, CLB, FB, STM, ALGT, AMP, AVB, BRKL, CDNS, CMO, COHU, CTXS, FIO, ISIL, KEX, KNX, MKSI, NOW, NXPI, OI, QTM, SLG, TSCO, ACXM, AMCC, COP, ELY, KRC, CBT, CVTI, EA, JDSU, SHOR, TGI, VHS, CACI, DRE, EDMC, EXTR, MUR, AVNW, FICO, ISSI, LVS, MX, SWKS, VRTU, DOX, SGI, SRDX, CNQR, QCOM, REG, TTEK, ATW
Futures are mixed after hours: S&P 500 futures are -3.39 from fair value of 1497.29 and Nasdaq100 futures are +2.44 from fair value of 2732.56.
Tomorrow morning before the open six economic reports are scheduled to be released: 1) Challenger Job Cuts, 2) Initial Claims (Consensus 345k) and Continuing Claims (Consensus 3200k), 3) Personal Income (Consensus 0.7%), 4) Personal Spending (Consensus 0.3%), 5) PCE Prices - Core (Consensus 0.1%), and 6) Employment Cost Index (Consensus 0.5%).
Tomorrow before the open the following companies are scheduled to report earnings: ADS, BX, PENN, UTEK, WCC, BEAV, AIT, ALV, CRS, DOW, R, UPS, WHR, ENTG, NDAQ, TMO, AET, AN, AZN, BLL, BMS, CL, CNX, CRR, D, DNKN, ERIC, FLWS, HHS, HSY, LANC, LSTR, MJN, MO, MTH, OXY, PCAR, PHM, POT, RGS, RTIX, SHW, TEN, UA, XEL, ZMH, USAK, DB, CAM, CNH, COCO, DST, MA, NVO, ALKS, EPD, HSH, ITG, IVZ, KEM, MD, MDC, PBI, RGLD, HAR, HGG, RDEN, TWC, EXXI, KELYA, APU, ENR, UGI, DEST, HP, VIAB, LQDT






