Today’s Markets?
In Asia, Japan?-0.4%?to 8975. Hong Kong?-0.3%?to 21944. China?-0.4%to 2106. India?+0.3%?to 18817.?
In Europe, at midday, London?+0.7%. Paris?+0.7%. Frankfurt?+0.7%.?
Futures at 7:00:?Dow?+0.3%. S&P?+0.4%. Nasdaq?+0.5%. Crude?+0.85%to $86.38. Gold?+0.6%?to $1692.60.
Economic calendar
7:45 ICSC Retail Store Sales
8:55 Redbook Chain Store Sales
1:00 PM Results of $32B, 3-Year Note Auction
Earnings
Boise, Cablevision,?Calpine,?Church & Dwight,?Computer Sciences?CVS Caremark,?DirecTV, Discovery Communications,?Dish Network, Liberty Interactive,?Louisiana-Pacific,?Marathon Oil,?News Corp,?NYSE Euronext,?Office Depot,?OfficeMax
Stories
U.S. stock futures move higher on Election Day From MarketWatch
VIX Finishes In ?Backwardation? From Wall Street Journal
Dodd-Frank’s Financial Outsourcing From Wall Street Journal
NYSE Euronext bets on cuts to offset trading losses From Reuters
NYSE eyes Brazil with new partner ATG From Financial Times
Storm delays CME?s new interest rate swap From Financial Times
PricewaterhouseCoopers Added As Defendant in MF Global Customer Lawsuit From Wall Street Journal
The Election Won?t Solve All Puzzles From New York Times