Stock Market Update

The S&P 500 futures are up ten points and are trading 0.2% above fair value, the Nasdaq 100 futures are up 100 points and are trading 0.5% above fair value, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average futures are down 58 points and are trading 0.1% below fair value.

Housing starts totaled 1.354 million in September (Briefing.com consensus 1.35 million) following a revised 1.361 million (from 1.356 million). Building permits totaled 1.428 million (Briefing.com consensus 1.455) following a revised 1.470 million (from 1.475 million).