www.StockMarketFunding.com NYSE Stock Futures Gap Up & Gap Down List SMF Indexes We'll be watching today "S&P 500" "nasdaq 100" "dow jones transportation index" "nasdaq composite" S&P futures vs fair value: +3.90. Nasdaq futures vs fair value: +5.70. Europe's major bourses have steadied since the prior session. That has helped the EuroStoxx 50 trade 0.3% for the better. Germany's DAX has actually rebounded to a 0.8% gain. Germany's final reading on first quarter GDP showed that overall output increased by 1.5%, which is unchanged from the preliminary reading. The country's IFO Business Climate Survey for May registered at 114.2, unchanged from the prior month. Infineon Tech has been a primary leader in German trade. France's CAC is currently up 0.4%. The country reported that its Business Confidence Indicator for May came in at 107, which is down slightly from 109 in April. As for Britain's FTSE, it is up 0.6%, although some of its banking plays, like Lloyds Group (LYG) and Barclays (BCS), have been imbued by reports that analysts at Moody's are reviewing more than a dozen banks in the United Kingdom for possible downgrade. Overnight trade in Asia saw markets muster modest gains. For instance, Japan's Nikkei eked out a 0.2% gain. Shinsei Bank and Furukawa were primary leaders. Even Sony (SNE) staged a strong gain, despite its recent cut to guidance. Resona Holdings and KDDI weighed on trade. Hong Kong's Hang Seng stretched to a 0.1% gain. That was helped by strength in ...
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