The S&P 500 is trying to distance itself from bear market territory
Stock futures are indicating a mixed open this morning. Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) futures are pointed below breakeven at last check, S&P 500 Index (SPX) futures are more flat, while Nasdaq-100 Index (NDX) futures are modestly higher. Wall Street is looking to build upon yesterday's rally, which saw the SPX exit bear market territory and notch its highest close of 2023. Elsewhere, U.S. Treasury yields are moving higher ahead of next week's Federal Reserve meeting.
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- Plus, DOCU's strong earnings; Adobe stock upgraded; and disappointing sales for EV maker.
5 Things You Need to Know Today
- The Cboe Options Exchange (CBOE) saw more than 1.7 million call contracts and more than 1.1 million put contracts exchanged on Thursday. The single-session equity put/call ratio fell to 0.58 and the 21-day moving average stayed at 0.69.
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DocuSign Inc (NASDAQ:DOCU) announced better-than-expected first-quarter earnings and revenue after yesterday's close. The software company also issued a strong revenue forecast, prompting no fewer than
five price-target hikes. DOCU is up 7.8% in premarket trading, and added 33.7% in the last three months.
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Wells Fargo upgraded
Adobe Inc (NASDAQ:ADBE) to "overweight" from "equal weight" this morning and hiked its price objective to $524 from $420. The software stock also received another four price-target hikes after announcing it will offer an
artificial intelligence (AI) tool for generating images to big businesses. ADBE is 3.9% higher ahead of the bell and boasts a 30.5% year-to-date lead.
- Electric vehicle (EV) maker Nio Inc (NYSE:NIO) revealed a 0.2% year-over-year drop in sales this morning, with margins and net losses pivoting lower as well. The stock is down 1.7% before the open and has already shed 61.8% in the past 12 months.
- Inflation data and interest rate decision coming next week.
Asian Markets Brush Off China's Economic Data
Asian markets finished the day higher, led by Japan’s Nikkei, which secured a 2% pop with help from retail and industrial stocks. The South Korean Kospi followed with a 1.2% rise, while Hong Kong’s Hang Seng and China’s Shanghai Composite added 0.5% and 0.6%, respectively. Investors unpacked key data out of China, with the country’s consumer price index (CPI) rising 0.2% year-over-year in May, below estimates of a 0.3% rise, while the producer price index (PPI) fell 4.6% in April – its steepest drop since June 2016.
Bourses in Europe are all falling as the week winds down. London’s FTSE 100 is down 0.6% at last check, while the French CAC 40 drops 0.3%, and the German DAX falls 0.2%.