Equities finished the day on a mixed note. The Dow climbed 0.3% and registered its highest close of the year while the S&P 500 added 0.2%, and Nasdaq shed 0.2%. The day got off to a slow start as the major averages spent the entire morning near their respective unchanged levels. However, key indices were able to climb to their highs in afternoon trade as financials paced the advance.
Other notable after hours movers on earnings: TRLA +13.5%, RPXC +12.3%, KOOL +8.2%, CMCSA +6.2%, SAPE +3.4%, VMI +2.5%, QLTY +2.0%, HTS +0.7%, WSH +0.4%, FTI +0.3%, RUSHA +0.1%, RATE -20.4%, RAX -9.6%, CLF -9.6%, GWAY -7.3%, NTGR -6.9%, BWLD -5.0%, PRCP -3.3%, NILE -3.1%, WU -2.9%, SGEN -2.5%, RKUS -1.5%, LPSN -1.5%, PRO -0.7%, CLWR -0.6%, DEI -0.5%, SKT -0.2%
Today after the close the following companies reported earnings: EGP, VMI, ACC, RUSHA, BWLD, FTI, HTS, QDEL, WSH, CLF, SCI, CLWR, NTGR, HIW, SKT, THRX, WU, DDR, ELON, FRT, MIG, NILE, PRO, RATE, RLOC, GWR, MOVE, DEI, AXLL, GIVN, LPSN, RAX, ONE, SAPE, SGEN, TRLA, CSOD, GWAY, RKUS
Futures are higher after hours: S&P 500 futures are +1.72 from fair value of 1515.88 and Nasdaq100 futures are +5.60 from fair value of 2760.15.
Tomorrow morning before the open four economic reports are scheduled to be released: 1) MBA Mortgage Index, 2) Retail Sales (Consensus 0.1%) and Retail Sales ex-auto (Consensus 0.1%), 3) Export Prices ex-ag., and 4) Import Prices ex-oil.
Tomorrow before the open the following companies are scheduled to report earnings: SON, EEFT, DPS, FSRV, IMN, JNY, LO, MSA, PNK, ASPS, CBZ, PRLB, CMCSA, AVEO, TLM, ACCO, ACOR, H, NICE, VG, WCG, AAWW, BLKB, FBN, PES, TRI, CPN, HSIC, HSP, LIOX, WFR, CAE, DF, DUK, EZCH, DE






