Equities began today's session on a positive note after China's trade surplus expanded to $31.6 billion due to strong export growth. The upbeat open was followed by a late-morning stumble, but the S&P 500 showed resilience and climbed to fresh highs. The benchmark index ended with a gain of 0.8%.
Today after the close the following companies are scheduled to report earnings: SNX, XRTX
Futures are higher after hours: S&P 500 futures are +3.22 from fair value of 1466.78 and Nasdaq100 futures are +3.38 from fair value of 2738.37.
Tomorrow morning before the open three economic reports are scheduled to be released: 1) Trade Balance (Consensus -41.8B), 2) Export Prices ex-ag., and 3) Import Prices ex-oil.
Tomorrow before the open the following companies are scheduled to report earnings: WFC






