Market Overview

Stock futures moved higher as investors reacted to inflation data and early earnings reports.

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Indexes & Sectors

Major Indexes: S&P 500 higher, Nasdaq higher, Dow higher, Russell 2000 higher

Leading Sectors: Energy, Industrial, Materials, Technology

Lagging Sectors: Consumer Discretionary

Economic Calendar

Time (ET)

Report

Actual

Forecast

Previous

6:00am

NFIB optimism index (Dec.)

99.5

99.0

99.0

8:30am

U.S. Consumer price index (Dec.)

0.3%

0.3%

0.3%

8:30am

CPI year over year

2.7%

2.7%

2.7%

8:30am

Core CPI (Dec.)

0.2%

0.3%

0.2%

8:30am

Core CPI year over year

2.6%

2.8%

2.6%

10:00am

U.S. new home sales (Oct.)

710,000

800,000

10:00am

St. Louis Fed President Alberto Musalem speaks

2:00pm

U.S. budget deficit (Dec.)

-$150.0 billion

-$87.0 billion

4:00pm

Richmond Fed President Tom Barkin speaks

Stocks In The Spotlight

L3Harris Technologies (LHX): Shares jumped after the company announced plans to spin off its missile solutions business through a future IPO in partnership with the U.S. Defense Department.

Delta Air Lines (DAL): Stock declined after mixed quarterly results, as revenue came in slightly below expectations despite earnings beating estimates.

Intel (INTC): Rose after an analyst upgrade, with expectations for improved demand driven by a memory upcycle and data center growth.

Advanced Micro Devices (AMD): Gained alongside Intel following an analyst upgrade citing strong upside tied to data center and memory demand trends.

JPMorgan Chase (JPM): Reported stronger-than-expected quarterly earnings and revenue, helped by solid trading performance, which supported the stock.

Travere Therapeutics (TVTX): Shares dropped after the FDA requested additional information on a kidney disease drug, overshadowing updates that showed strong sales momentum and long-term pipeline plans.

PAR Technology (PAR): Stock moved higher after Papa John’s announced it is using PAR’s technology across its restaurant locations.

Revvity (RVTY): Rose after the company posted preliminary quarterly revenue above expectations and guided toward the high end of its full-year earnings outlook.

Bank of New York Mellon (BK): Shares slipped despite the company beating earnings and revenue estimates for the quarter.

Hycroft Mining Holding Corporation (HYMC): Benefited from rising gold prices, which supported investor interest in the stock.

Ambitions Enterprise Management (AHMA): Saw strong buying interest driven by retail traders in a low-float stock following its recent IPO.

Momentum Stocks

(Stocks showing elevated volume and notable price movement)

Gainers: DAWN, BEAM, HYMC, GILT, MTSI, BABA, BLDR, MTH, RKT, PHM, TOL, BW, KRUS

Losers: ATEC, SIBN, URBN, HQY, AIG, FVRR, ADSK

Today’s IPOs

Company

Ticker

Managers

Shares

Low

High

Volume

Green Circle Decarbonize Technology Limited

GCDT

RBW Capital Partners (A Division of Dawson James)/Spartan Capital Securities

2.5 million

4.00

4.00

$10.0 million


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