Stocks finished near session highs as the recent flight into risk produced the third day of gains in the past four. Today's 0.7% advance has the S&P 500 back near its early July highs and 8.5% above the June 1 low. The Nasdaq was the top performer among the major averages, ending the day with up 1.1%.
Today after the close the following companies reported earnings: EWBC, IBM, SYK, AF, AXP, CCK, CLB, CNS, CVA, CVBF, CYS, EBAY, FFIV, GHL, HNI, LHO, MLNX, NE, PLXS, PTP, QCOM, RLI, SCSS, SLM, UFPI, UMPQ, WERN, WTFC, YUM, COF, KMP, XLNX, SWKS, NVEC, EPB, EGHT
Futures are up after hours: S&P 500 futures are +0.08 from fair value of 1367.82 and Nasdaq100 futures are +4.68 from fair value of 2619.82.
Tomorrow morning before the open, one economic report is scheduled to be released: 1) Initial Claims (Consensus 365k) and Continuing Claims (Consensus 3300k).
Tomorrow before the open look for the following companies to report: SCHL, DGX, HBAN, TXT, VCBI, ADS, ARB, BAX, BBT, BX, CY, DHR, DO, ENTG, FCS, FCX, FITB, GPC, HOMB, HUB.B, IIIN, KEY, LH, LTM, LUV, MS, NOK, NUE, POOL, PPG, SASR, SHW, SNA, SON, SYNT, TCB, TRV, TZOO, UNH, UNP, UTEK, VZ, WCC, JCI, ORB, KNL, NVS, VTNC, AN, GMT, NTCT, SWY, TSM, NAFC, VFC, YRCW, CMCO






