Overnight Summary: The SP 500 closed Monday higher by 0.87% at 5010.60 from Friday lower by -0.88% at 4967.23 . The overnight high was hit at 5,059 at 4:25 a.m. while the overnight low was hit at 5037.50 at 7:15 p.m. EDT. The range overnight is 22 points as of 6:25 a.m. EDT. Currently, the S&P 500 is higher by +7.5 points at 6:25 a.m. EDT.
- Beats: MEDP +0.73, RLI +0.29, AMP +0.19, CR +0.09, RBB +0.09, CADE +0.08, BRO +0.07, HSTM +0.06, CDNS +0.04, PHG +0.04, HXL +0.03, ARE +0.02, CALX +0.01, of note.
- Flat: None of note.
- Misses: AGNC -1.69, WAFD -0.23, NUE -0.21, SAP -0.17, SSD -0.15, CLF -0.04, GL -0.01 of note.
Capital Raises:
- IPOs Priced or News:
- New SPACs launched/News:
- Secondaries Priced:
- Notes Priced of note:
- Common Stock filings/Notes:
- BHVN: Closing of Public Offering and Full Exercise of the Underwriters’ Option to Purchase Additional Shares.
- BNZI: Filed Form S-1.. Common Stock Warrants.
- DRIO: Filed Form S-3.. 15,727,223 shares of common stock.
- PXS: See Mixed Shelf.
- SERV: Closing of $40 Million Public Offering and Uplisting to the Nasdaq Capital Market Under New Ticker “SERV“.
- TTOO: Filed Form S-1 .. Common Stock and Warrants.
- Direct Offering:
- Exchangeable Subordinate Voting Shares:
- Selling Shareholders of note:
- Private Placement of Public Entity (PIPE):
- INTZ: Private Placement Subscription Agreement.
- Mixed Shelf Offerings:
- AWH: Filed Form S-3.. $100,000,000.00 Mixed Shelf.
- JAGX: Filed Form S-3.. $75,000,000 Mixed Shelf.
- PXS: Filed Form F-3.. $100 Million Mixed Shelf and 4,425,134 Shares of Common Stock.
- VANI: Filed Form S-3.. $300,000,000.00 Mixed Shelf.
- Debt/Credit Filing and Notes:
- Tender Offer:
- Convertible Offering & Notes Filed:
- VERX announces private offering of $250 million of convertible senior notes.
Capital Raise Summary From The TradeXchange, bringing traders and investors real time news and Squawk Box, and other sources.
News After The Close :
- After Hours Movers:
- ACET +7.6%, SAP +2.7%, CPRI +2.7%, LIND +2.5%.
- CALX -15%, SSD -8.7%, CDNS -7.4%, NUE -6.5%, PKG -5.2%, CLF -2.7%.
- News Items After the Close:
- Boeing (BA) sees slower 787 jet rate production as wrestles with supply shortage.
- Grupo Aeroportuario Del Sureste (ASR) report Q1 revenues up 15.3% year over year. Passenger traffic up 3.9%.
- FTC sues Tapestry (TPR) to prevent the acquisition of Capri (CPRI).
- Exchange/Listing/Company Reorg and Personnel News:
- ADM CFO Vikram Luthar to resign, effective September 30th.
- Buyback Announcements or News:
- Stock Splits or News:
- Dividends Announcements or News:
- ETH ups quarterly dividend by 8.33% to $0.39 from $0.36%.
- AMP ups dividend to $1.48 from $1.35 share.
What’s Happening This Morning: Futures value reflects the change with fair value.
Sector Action – (1/3/6/12/YTD Updated Weekly with Monday release):
- Daily Positive Sectors: Financial, Technology and Utilities of note.
- Daily Negative Sectors: Materials of note.
- One Month Winners: Energy and Utilities of note.
- Three Month Winners: Energy, Basic Materials, Industrials, and Financial of note.
- Six Month Winners: Financials, Industrials, Technology and Communication Services of note.
- Twelve Month Winners: Communication Services, Technology, Industrials, and Financial of note.
- Year to Date Winners: Communication Services, Energy, Financials, Industrials, and Technology of note.
Stocks jumped on Monday, bouncing back after last week’s dismal performance. The S&P 500 gained 0.9%, ending a six-day streak of losses, with each of the benchmark index’s 11 sectors finishing the day in the green. The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite advanced 1.1% after falling 5.5% last week. The blue-chip Dow Jones Industrial Average added 0.7%, or about 254 points. Easing tensions between Israel and Iran helped restore some market confidence. Brent crude oil slipped 0.3% to $87 a barrel, and gold futures slid 2.8% after reaching an all-time high on Friday. (WSJ – Edited by QPI)
Upcoming Earnings Of Note:
- Tuesday After the Close:
- Wednesday Before the Open:
Earnings of Note This Morning:
- Beats: PHM +0.74, LMT +0.51. GM +0.49, R +0.43, KMB +0.38, DHR +0.20, PII +0.18, DGX +0.18, GE +0.17, UPS +0.13, RTX +0.11, JBLU +0.09, PEP +0.09, PM +0.09, MSCI +0.05, FCX +0.05, PNR +0.04, HAL +0.02 of note.
- Flat: None of note.
- Misses: BPOP -0.45, XRX -0.29, LKQ -0.13, IVZ -0.07, SHW -0.05 of note.
- Still to Report: None of note.
Company Earnings Guidance:
- Positive Guidance: GM, NVS of note.
- Negative Guidance: PKG, CDNS, CALX, JBLU, PM, of note.
Erlanger Research Advance/Decline Chart:
Gap Ups & Down In Early Pre-Market (+2% or down more than -2%):
- Gap Up: IBRX +28.1%, HIBB +18.6%, CANG +12.7%, ACET +10.8%, SPOT +7.6%, DHR +6.7%, LIND +6.6%, NVS +5.2%, CR +4.8%, SAP +3.8%, ARE +2.8%, UPS +2.6%, AJG +2.2%, GL +2.2%, RBB +2.1%, NGNE +2%, BGNE +2% of note.
- Gap Down: ABEO -46.6%, CALX -16.9%, SSL -8.1%, SSD -6.8%, NUE -6.6%, CDNS -5.5%, PKG -5.2%, VERX -2.5%, CLF -2.4%, PII -2.3% of note.
Insider Action: SNDA see Insider buying with dumb short selling. BRT sees Insider buying with smart short sellers.
Rags & Mags: Repeated stories from prior days never listed, i.e. “rehashed news”. Sorted by Global, U.S. and stock specific.
- 5 Things To Know Before the Stock Market Opens Today. (CNBC)
- What You Need To Know To Start Your Day. (Bloomberg)
- Bloomberg Lead Story: Love That Strong Dollar But It May Not Last. (Bloomberg)
- U.S. Stocks rise with earnings center stage: Markets Wrap. (Bloomberg)
- Bloomberg: Daybreak Podcast: Apple’s China iPhone Sales drop -19%. (Podcast)
- Halliburton (HAL) sees best profits in 12 years. (Bloomberg)
- Pepsi (PEP) sees international demand boost sales. (CNBC)
- United Healthcare (UNH) paid ransom to hackers in Change Healthcare hack. (CNBC)
- JetBlue (JBLU) lowers outlook for 2024 and shares fall. (CNBC)
- Bloomberg: The Big Take: Looks at Gucci and its leader Francois-Henri Pinault. (Podcast)
- Marketplace: Humane’s new AI Pin does not live up to hype. (Podcast)
- NY Times Daily: Looks at the trial of former President Donald J. Trump. (Podcast)
- Wealthion: Auto secrets. (Podcast)
- Adam Taggart’s Thoughtful Money: Asset Price Volatility Is Suddenly Higher Than Markets Are Prepared For | Kevin Muir (Podcast)
Moving Average Update: Score gets a heartbeat improving to 31% from 23%.
Geopolitical:
- President’s Public Schedule:
- President Biden receives the Daily Briefing at 10:00 a.m. EDT.
- President Biden heads to Tampa for a campaign event at 3:00 p.m. EDT.
- President Biden returns to the White House at 7:30 p.m. EDT.
Economic:
- March New Home Sales are due out at 10:00 a.m. EDT and are expected to rise to 670,000 from 662,000.
Federal Reserve / Treasury Speakers:
- No Fed Speakers as in Blackout Period due to next week’s FOMC meeting.
M&A Activity and News:
- None of note.
Meeting & Conferences of Note:
- Sellside Conferences:
- None of note.
- Top Shareholder Meetings: AEP, BLMN, BKH, CHTR, CMA, FFIN, ITUB, WDS
- Fireside Chat: None of note.
- Investor/Analyst Day/Calls: BANL, LAZR
- Update: None of note.
- R&D Day: None of note.
- Company Event:
- Industry Meetings:
- CEM Scottsdale Capital Event
- Cholangiocarcinoma Foundation Conference
- Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America Conference
- Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology Conference
- Spinal Cord Injury Investor Symposium
- World Congress Experience
Top Tier Sell-side Upgrades & Downgrades:
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Today’s Upgrades and Downgrades:
