Profit takers are expected to move in to the ring, not surprisingly influenced by New York's decline during the end of the day. |
Sectors such as oil and mining will possibly be a little bit overpriced because they are the stocks and shares that fund managers should have in their portfolios at the moment. |
The (European) markets on Wednesday are buoyed by some fantastically good figures from SAP, which have come on the back of things improving in New York and then that was followed through this morning by some very good (technology) performances in Tokyo. |
The Chicago PMI data and consumer confidence numbers are important, but pale into insignificance against Friday's non-farm payrolls and the rest of the employment data. |
The futures indicate a lower start with profit takers and scalpers to the fore. |
The market has a very strong undertone to it and would seem reluctant to surrender too much of its recent gains. Very strong and robust turnover yesterday ventures to suggest some serious commitment to the market place. |
The market is so overweight with this stock. Investors expected more. |
The market is tired. I think we've had a terrific week -- not so much in gains, but more in being able to maintain the 6,000 threshold. |
The market's run out of steam. |
The staff count for New York was about 1,000. But one has no idea with holidays, with biz trips, biz meetings during the day, who was there and who wasn't. We are still waiting to find out. |
The U.S. equity futures market looks in good order and maybe this could be a session where some much needed progress can be made. The key economic data of the week is posted today. |
There is little sign that the retail sector is going to pick up in the U.K. ...We got adequate figures from Sainsbury's this morning, but they were already priced in. |
There is little sign that the retail sector is going to pick up in the U.K. ...We got adequate figures from Sainsbury's this morning, but they were already priced in. |
There seem to be at least two more hikes for the Fed rate in the pipeline if punters' money is anything to go by. |
They have had a terrific run. |