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 Post subject: February 2nd Thursday 2012 Emini TF ($TF_F) points +8.10
PostPosted: Thu Feb 02, 2012 11:51 pm 
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Trade Results of M.A. Perry
Trader and Founder of WRB Analysis (wide range body/bar analysis)
Price Action Trading (no technical indicators)

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Price Action Trade Performance for Today: +8.10 points or $810 dollars in the Russell 2000 Emini TF ($TF_F) Futures.
Russell 2000 Emini TF Futures - 1 tick or 0.10 = $10.00 dollars and there's more contract information @ The ICE.
S&P 500 Emini ES Futures - 1 tick or 0.25 = $12.50 dollars and there's more contract information @ CMEGroup.

In addition, all trades were posted real-time in the free #FuturesTrades chat room. Today's #FuturesTrades trading chat room logs provides details (e.g. time, price, contract size) about each one of my trades from entry to exit along with price action commentary as the trade traversed...all archived @ http://www.thestrategylab.com/ftchat/forum/viewtopic.php?f=101&t=1132.

To join our free chat room...registration instructions located at a different forum @ http://www.thestrategylab.com/ftchat/forum/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=630

Also, posted below are direct links to information about my price action trade methodology and trading plan (there's a difference between the two) that enables me to identify key trading areas in the price action that represent changes in supply/demand and volatility along with being able to exploit these changes via WRB Analysis (wide range body/bar analysis).

Image WRB Analysis Tutorials @ http://www.thestrategylab.com/WRBAnalysisTutorials.htm and there's a free study guide of the WRB Analysis Tutorial Chapters 1, 2 and 3 @ http://www.thestrategylab.com/tsl/forum/viewtopic.php?f=119&t=718.

Image Volatility Trading Report (VTR) @ http://www.thestrategylab.com/VolatilityTrading.htm and there's a free trade signal strategy @ http://www.thestrategylab.com/tsl/forum/viewforum.php?f=89 so that you can freely test drive one of our price action trade strategies with support prior to purchasing the Volatility Trading Report (VTR).

Image Trading Plan Daily Routine @ http://www.thestrategylab.com/tsl/forum/viewtopic.php?f=149&t=1370

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Market Summaries

The below summaries by Bloomberg, CNNMoney and Yahoo! Finance helps me to do a quick review of the fundamentals, FED/ECB/IMF actions or any important global economic events that had an impact on today's price action. Simply, I'm a strong believer that many variables (key market events) causes key changes in supply/demand and volatility that results in swing points and strong continuation price actions. Thus, I pay attention to these key market events from one trade to the next trade to give me the market context for my technical analysis. Just as important, these summaries becomes my archives to allow me to understand what was happening on any given trading day in the past...something I can not get from my broker statements alone.

Most U.S. Stocks Advance Ahead of Employment Report

Feb. 2 (Bloomberg) -- Bloomberg's Pimm Fox and Deborah Kostroun report on the performance of the U.S. equity market today. Most U.S. stocks advanced, sending the Standard & Poor's 500 Index higher for a second straight day, as investors awaited tomorrow's employment report to gauge the strength of the recovery in the world's largest economy.

Stocks Stall Ahead of Jobs Report

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NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- U.S. stocks ended mixed Thursday as investors digested a cautious economic outlook from the chairman of the Federal Reserve one day before a key report on the job market.

The Dow Jones industrial average (INDU) fell 11 points, or 0.1%, to end at 12,705. The S&P 500 (SPX) rose 1 points, or 0.1%, to 1,324. The Nasdaq (COMP) rose 11 points, or 0.4%, to 2,860.

"It's a quiet day," said Paul Zemsky, head of multi-asset strategies at ING Investment Management. "The market is taking a pause before payrolls."

On Friday, the government is expected to report the U.S. economy added 130,000 jobs in January, according to economists surveyed by CNNMoney.

That would mark a sharp slowdown in hiring versus December, when 200,000 jobs were created. The unemployment rate is expected to rise to 8.6%.

Speaking before Congress Thursday, Fed chairman Ben Bernanke said the economy has shown some signs of improvement recently, but described the pace of the recovery as "frustratingly slow".

The sluggish recovery leaves the economy "vulnerable to shocks," including the debt crisis in Europe, the central bank chief added.

The comments raised speculation that the Fed is willing to take additional steps to support the economy if conditions deteriorate, said Doug Roberts, chief market strategist for Channel Capital Research.

"He's saying that if things get worse, I'm available and we're going to ease," said Roberts. "Clearly, he's telling the market that if you decide to bet against me you're going to get killed."

The Fed has purchased billions of dollars worth of Treasury bonds and other assets under its quantitative easing program. Some analysts say the Fed could hold a third round of asset purchases this year, depending on how the recovery progresses.

* Europe: Where things stand

Meanwhile, investors remain on the lookout for an official agreement on a debt-reduction plan and second bailout for Greece. The deal is expected to come by the end of the week, though deadlines have been missed in the past.

U.S. stocks rose Wednesday, but closed off the highs of the day, on a combination of improved economic data and easing concerns about Europe's debt crisis.

* Video - How Zuckerberg changed the game

Economy: Initial jobless claims for the week ended Jan. 28 totaled 367,000, according to the government. They were expected to total 375,000, according to a survey of analysts by Briefing.com.

Data released Thursday morning from outplacement consulting firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas shows planned job cuts surged 28% in January to 53,486 -- marking the highest total since 116,000 job cuts were announced in September.

The Challenger report follows data Wednesday from payroll processor ADP saying that the private sector added 170,000 jobs in January, down sharply from 292,000 in December.

Companies: Retailers reported better-than-expected same-store sales in January, according to data from sales-tracker Thomson Reuters.

Abercrombie & Fitch's (ANF) stock fell 13% after the clothing retailer reported weak same-store sales for the latest quarter and lowered its earnings guidance.

Zynga (ZNGA) shares rallied 17% following Facebook's IPO filing. Zynga's gaming apps and advertising contributed about 12% of Facebook revenue last year.

* Facebook IPO: Morgan Stanley is big winner

Sony (SNE) shares fell 6% after the company reported disappointing earnings and revenue.

Unilever (UN) shares slumped 3.5% after the maker of Lipton teas, Dove soaps and other consumer products said it had difficulty passing higher raw material costs on to consumers last year, and announced a gloomy outlook for 2012.

Qualcomm (QCOM, Fortune 500), a company that sells chips used in cell phones, boosted its forecast for its 2012 performance. Shares rose 2%.

Viacom (VIAB, Fortune 500) shares fell after the media giant reported better-than-expected earnings in its fiscal first quarter, but cited ratings weakness and softness in the U.S. television advertising market. Its film division swung to an operating loss in the quarter.

Green Mountain Coffee Roasters (GMCR) shares jumped 24% after the company reported its first-quarter revenue soared 102% compared to a year earlier, boosted by K-Cup sales.

* Video - What will Facebook do with its billions?

World markets: European stocks closed modestly higher. Britain's The DAX (DAX) in Germany added 0.6% and France's CAC 40 (CAC40) gained 0.3%. The FTSE 100 (FTSE) in London ended little changed.

Asian markets ended higher. The Shanghai Composite (SHCOMP) climbed 2%, the Hang Seng (HSI) in Hong Kong added 2% and Japan's Nikkei (N225) rose 0.8%.

Currencies and commodities: The dollar rose against the euro and the British pound, but fell versus the Japanese yen.

Oil for March delivery slipped $1.25 cents to end at $96.36 a barrel.

Gold futures for April delivery added $9.80 to $1,759.30 an ounce.

Bonds: The price on the benchmark 10-year U.S. Treasury fell, pushing the yield up to 1.85%.

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Market Update

4:30 pm : Stocks had a choppy, range bound session that concluded with mixed results for the major averages. The action precedes the highly anticipated payrolls report.

The major averages mustered varied gains in the early going, but they failed to sustain the move. That resulted in a downward drift, but only the Nasdaq was able to stay out of the red. The Nasdaq was also the only major average to settle with a solid gain. The Nasdaq's relative strength was partly owed to strong performances by the likes of Amazon.com (AMZN 181.72, +2.26), which rebounded from its prior session slide, and Qualcomm (QCOM 60.73, +1.17), which complemented a better-than-expected earnings report with strong guidance.

Although not a Nasdaq constituent, tech-related global payments company MasterCard (MA 381.57, +23.95) was a top performer today. The stock rallied on the back of an upside earnings surprise. Collectively, tech stocks scored a gain of just 0.3% today.

Social network outfit Facebook was in focus following the company's filing for an initial public offering. Most reports suggest the company could be valued up to $100 billion, which would more than quadruple the $23 billion valuation that Google (GOOG 585.11, +4.28) garnered in its IPO.

A handful of retailers had strong results, even though only half of the 20 retailers covered today by Briefing.com analysts posted same-store sales that exceeded expectations. Gap (GPS 21.52, +2.07), Target (TGT 52.00, +0.58), and Costco (COST 85.51, +2.29) were among those with more impressive results, while Macy's (M 35.23, +1.24) and Nordstrom (JWN 49.11, -0.41) were among those that disappointed.

Financials had been a source of leadership in late morning trade, but the sector's gains were petered out and it was left to drift sideways into the close. Still, it settled with a 0.5% gain, which means that it outperformed the broad market for the third straight session.

Health care stocks lagged all session and settled with a 0.4% gain. The sector's weakness was partly owed to disappointment over the latest quarterly reports from Boston Scientific (BSX 5.84, -0.25) and CIGNA (CI 44.13, -1.55). Even Cardinal Health (CAH 42.22, -0.86) traded lower in sympathy, despite its upside earnings surprise.

Fed Chairman Bernanke was in focus during his testimony to the House of Representatives Budget Committee. He indicated that the sluggish expansion of the economy has left it vulnerable to shocks, but noted that concerns about the domestic outlook and developments in Europe are abating.

Bernanke's comments came a day before the release of the official monthly payrolls report, which will be posted tomorrow morning. The pivotal nature of the report made for a more subdued session of trade as many market participants displayed caution. The consensus among economists polled by Briefing.com pegs the increase to nonfarm payrolls at 155,000. Yesterday the ADP Employment Change, which is often directionally accurate relative to expectations, came short of the consensus estimate.

With the monthly payrolls report on the horizon, a modest amount of attention was paid to the latest initial jobless claims tally, which declined by 12,000 to 367,000. That's actually less than the 375,000 initial claims that had been expected, on average, among economists polled by Briefing.com.

Fourth quarter productivity and cost data also made few waves. Productivity increased 0.7%, as had been expected, but labor costs climbed 1.2%, which is greater than the 0.7% increase that had been broadly expected.

Advancing Sectors: Energy +0.5%, Financials +0.5%, Consumer Staples +0.3%, Tech +0.3%, Telecom +0.1%
Declining Sectors: Industrials -0.1%, Consumer Discretionary -0.1%, Utilities -0.3%, Health Care -0.4%, Materials -0.5% DJ30 -11.05 NASDAQ +11.41 NQ100 +0.3% R2K +0.4% SP400 +0.1% SP500 +1.45 NASDAQ Adv/Vol/Dec 1525/1.90 bln/990 NYSE Adv/Vol/Dec 1695/810 mln/1289

3:30 pm : The CRB Index fell to a 0.2% loss today. It was weighed down by lower oil prices, which settled pit trade with a 2.1% loss at $96.36 per barrel. Meanwhile, natural gas prices pushed up to $2.56 per MMBtu for a 2.4% gain. Natural gas prices experienced some volatility in the minutes that immediately followed the latest weekly inventory report, which showed a draw of 132 bcf when a draw of 130 bcf had been expected.

Precious metals had a lackluster morning, but managed to stage a strong climb. The effort resulted in a 1.0% gain for gold, which settled pit trade at $1754.50 per ounce. Silver scored a 2.7% gain by settling at $34.15 per ounce. DJ30 +0.65 NASDAQ +12.01 SP500 +2.49 NASDAQ Adv/Vol/Dec 1440/1.51 bln/1055 NYSE Adv/Vol/Dec 1685/525 mln/1275

3:00 pm : Generating some buzz today, social network outfit Facebook recently filed paperwork for an initial public offering. Its filing showed that last year the company generated revenue of $3.7 billion and a profit of $1 billion. Some reports suggest the company could be valued up to $100 billion, which would nearly quadruple the $23 billion valuation that Google (GOOG 583.00, +2.17) garnered in its IPO.

Also getting some attention is the Golden Cross recently formed by the intersection of the S&P 500's 50-day moving average crossing back above its 200-day moving average. To some, it suggests that the longer trend of the stock market is improved, although it is inherent in moving averages that they are backward looking. As such, the rising 50-day moving average comes in conjunction with the 14% climb that the stock market has made from its November low. DJ30 -2.08 NASDAQ +10.77 SP500 +2.07 NASDAQ Adv/Vol/Dec 1410/1.40 bln/1080 NYSE Adv/Vol/Dec 1630/495 mln/1315

2:30 pm : The Dow continues to gradually work its way higher so that it can rejoin its counterparts in positive territory. Its weakness this session comes as blue chips like Disney (DIS 39.00, -0.34), Hewlett-Packard (HPQ 28.53, -0.23), and Merck (MRK 38.38, -0.26) remain mired in the red by persistent selling pressure. Merck actually reported a better-than-expected bottom line for its latest quarterly report.DJ30 -4.84 NASDAQ +10.63 SP500 +2.04 NASDAQ Adv/Vol/Dec 1485/1.28 bln/980 NYSE Adv/Vol/Dec 1705/450 mln/1225

2:00 pm : Stocks have trended higher in recent trade, but the major equity averages remain in mixed shape. The range bound action is likely a consequence of the cautiousness and conservativeness of traders ahead of tomorrow's official payrolls report for January. Moreover, the lack of share volume today suggests that many market participants prefer to remain on the sidelines.DJ30 -11.08 NASDAQ +8.44 SP500 +1.34 NASDAQ Adv/Vol/Dec 1415/1.18 bln/1040 NYSE Adv/Vol/Dec 1635/415 mln/1290

1:30 pm : Stocks continue to chop along in mixed fashion. The lack of direction among the major equity averages has kept the benchmark 10-year Treasury Note near the neutral line as market participants show little interest in the traditional safe haven.

The dollar has regained some support, however. It had pulled all the way back to the flat line from a sizable gain in the early going, but it is now up about 0.2% against a collection of competing currencies. The dollar is barely positive week to date, though. DJ30 -23.80 NASDAQ +6.15 SP500 +0.02 NASDAQ Adv/Vol/Dec 1410/1.10 bln/1040 NYSE Adv/Vol/Dec 1670/390 mln/1255

1:00 pm : Stocks struggled to find direction in the early going, but eventually worked their way up to modest gains before being backed down. The major equity averages are now mixed.

Market participants were dealt a large dose of earnings reports this morning. Most of them, including MasterCard (MA 378.13, +20.51), Qualcomm (QCOM 61.04, +1.48), Merck (MRK 38.28, -0.35), Kellogg (K 50.63, +1.32), and Cardinal Health (CAH 42.21, -0.87), exeeced expectations. Monthly same-store sales proved less impressive, but the SPDR S&P Retail ETF (XRT 55.64, +0.00) has still shadowed the broad market today. As such, it is now near the neutral line.

Weekly initial jobless claims proved slightly better than expected by easing down to 367,000. However, that report didn't generate much excitement with the highly-anticipated monthly payrolls report due tomorrow.

Fed Chairman Bernanke attracted an audience of investors and market participants looking to gain insight into macro conditions via his testimony on the economy to the House of Representatives Budget Committee. Bernanke indicated that the sluggish expansion of the economy has left it vulnerable to shocks, but that statement shouldn't have taken anyone by surprise. Bernanke did note that concerns about the domestic outlook and developments in Europe are abating, though.

Action among stocks remains muddled in early afternoon trade. Financials, though off of session highs, are actually displaying relative strength for the third straight session. The sector is currently up 0.5%. Health care stocks are at the opposite end of the spectrum, trading with a 0.8% loss. No other sector is in such poor shape. DJ30 -20.88 NASDAQ +7.36 SP500 +0.32 NASDAQ Adv/Vol/Dec 1340/1.01 bln/1075 NYSE Adv/Vol/Dec 1535/360 mln/1345

12:30 pm : The S&P 500 has slipped into negative territory to trade with a fractional loss. Meanwhile, the Nasdaq is coming within close reach of the session low that it set this morning. As for the Dow, it continues to slowly descend deeper into negative territory, although its loss remains only modest.DJ30 -24.52 NASDAQ +5.82 SP500 -0.67 NASDAQ Adv/Vol/Dec 1420/900 mln/980 NYSE Adv/Vol/Dec 1715/320 mln/1160

12:00 pm : Stocks continue to drift down from the session high that was set only an hour ago. The slide has steadied, though, now that the S&P 500 has found support at the neutral line.

Health care stocks continue to head lower, however. The sector has struck a new session low, where it trades with a 0.9% loss. Boston Scientific (BSX 5.71, -0.38) has been a considerable drag on the health care space, following the company's disappointing quarterly report, which featured an earnings miss. CIGNA (CI 43.01, -2.67) has also been a source of weakness among health care stocks. The company not only disappointed investors by posting earnings that were less than what had been widely expected, but it compounded that offense by issuing downside guidance. DJ30 -8.25 NASDAQ +12.39 SP500 +1.39 NASDAQ Adv/Vol/Dec 1495/755 mln/895 NYSE Adv/Vol/Dec 1835/275 mln/1020

11:30 am : Stocks have struggled to sustain their recent climb. That has resulted in some modest selling pressure, which has cut into the broad market's gain.

Although off of its morning high, the Nasdaq continues to outperform its counterparts and trade with an enviable gain. Its strength is largely owed to tech stocks like Qualcomm (QCOM 61.33, +1.77). The company posted an upside earnings surprise for its latest quarter, and even issued strong guidance. Although not a constituent of the Nasdaq, MasterCard (MA 78.84, +21.22) is classified as a tech play; the company's shares are also up sharply in the wake of its quarterly report. DJ30 -0.22 NASDAQ +14.17 SP500 +2.39 NASDAQ Adv/Vol/Dec 1565/670 mln/805 NYSE Adv/Vol/Dec 1885/245 mln/950

11:00 am : Strength among tech stocks (+0.7%) and financials (+0.8%) is helping the broad market work its way higher. Still, overall gains remain only modest.

Fed Chairman Bernanke is currently engaged in a question and answer session with members of the House Budget Committee. His prepared comments indicated that the sluggish expansion of the economy has left it vulnerable to shocks. Moreover, the slowed pace of business investment likely reflects concerns about the domestic outlook and developments in Europe. Bernanke noted, though, that such concerns are abating.

While stocks are at session highs, the Dollar Index is at its session low. It had sported a significant gain earlier this morning, but it is now flat. DJ30 +16.73 NASDAQ +19.15 SP500 +4.79 NASDAQ Adv/Vol/Dec 1500/500 mln/800 NYSE Adv/Vol/Dec 1910/190 mln/890

10:35 am : The dollar index is trading higher this morning, which has added selling pressure on commodities. Since Dec. 13, the dollar index is down 3%.

In the energy space, Feb crude oil is weak again this morning and hit a new session low of $96.30 about an hour ago. Crude is currently -1.0% at $96.60/barrel. Feb natural gas was higher in the overnight session and ran as high as $2.43. Following a pullback, the energy component was at the unchanged line ahead of inventory data, which was just released and showed a versus consensus which called for a draw of 130 bcf. Nat gas initially pulled back on the data, but is now +1.9 at $2.43/MMBtu.

In metals, Feb gold and March silver are slightly lower this morning. Gold has been in a rather narrow range this morning while silver fell as low as $33.45, but in current activity, both are trading higher. Gold is currently +0.4% at $1757 and silver is +0.6% at $34.00/oz.DJ30 -0.45 NASDAQ +12.92 SP500 +2.56 NASDAQ Adv/Vol/Dec 1455/452 mln/833 NYSE Adv/Vol/Dec 1826/179 mln/968

10:00 am : Stocks are working their way higher. The action comes as prepared comments from Fed Chairman Bernanke's speech to the House Budget Committee begin to make their rounds. Bernanke is expected to begin his testimony at any moment.

At the same time that stocks begin to attract some buying interest, the dollar is down to a session low, such that it now leads a collection of competing currencies by only 0.2%. DJ30 +0.72 NASDAQ +10.37 SP500 +2.10 NASDAQ Adv/Vol/Dec 1005/135 mln/1100 NYSE Adv/Vol/Dec 1455/75 mln/1130

09:45 am : Stocks are mostly mixed this morning. That has the broad market near the neutral line.

Tech stocks are displaying the most strength in the early going; the largest sector by market weight is currently up 0.4%. Meanwhile, health care stocks are under the most pressure, resulting in a 0.5% loss for the sector.

Meanwhile, the euro has been trending higher in recent trade, although it continues to trail the dollar. It was most recently quoted with a modest loss of 0.3% at $1.31. DJ30 -0.64 NASDAQ +5.21 SP500 +0.34 NASDAQ Adv/Vol/Dec NA/NA/NA NYSE Adv/Vol/Dec NA/NA/NA

09:15 am : S&P futures vs fair value: +1.70. Nasdaq futures vs fair value: +7.00. Stock futures suggest a flat start for today's trade. The neutral tone comes as broad market participants shrug off a sizable batch of better-than-expected earnings results ahead of Fed Chairman Bernanke's testimony at 10:00 AM ET and an official payrolls report tomorrow morning. Market participants already received the latest weekly initial jobless claims report, which was slightly better than what had been expected. Fourth quarter productivity increased in line with expectations, but fourth quarter costs climbed more than had been anticipated. Meanwhile, mixed action in Europe has also made traders less willing to take sides this morning.

09:05 am : S&P futures vs fair value: +0.90. Nasdaq futures vs fair value: +5.80. Commodities are somewhat mixed this morning, leaving the CRB Index to drift down to a 0.3% loss. Among its primary components, oil prices are down 1.0% to $96.62 per barrel in the opening minutes of pit trade. Following back-to-back sell-offs, natural gas prices are unchanged at $2.38 per MMBtu ahead of weekly inventory data at 10:30 AM ET. As for precious metals, gold is flat at $1749 per ounce, while silver is off by 0.3% at $33.70 per ounce.

08:35 am : S&P futures vs fair value: +0.70. Nasdaq futures vs fair value: +6.30. Stock futures made a modest move higher with the recent release of some data, but they generally remain near the neutral line. Initial jobless claims for the week ended January 28 totaled 367,000, which is less than the 375,000 initial claims that had been widely expected to follow the prior week's upwardly revised tally of 379,000 claims.

Separately, fourth quarter productivity was reported to have increased by 0.7%, as had been expected, but productivity for the prior quarter was revised downward to reflect a 1.9% increase. Meanwhile, labor costs in the fourth quarter climbed by 1.2%, which is greater than the 0.7% increase that had been expected, on average, among economists polled by Briefing.com. Prior quarter costs were revised upward to reflect a 2.1% decline.

08:05 am : S&P futures vs fair value: -1.70. Nasdaq futures vs fair value: +1.00. Stocks scored solid gains in the prior session, but there isn't much enthusiasm this morning. As such, stock futures are trading near unchanged. The tepid tone comes as Europe's major bourses dance along the neutral line and the euro drops to a 0.6% loss against the greenback.

Last evening Allstate (ALL 30.60, +1.29), Green Mountain Coffee (GMCR 65.20, +11.57), and Qualcomm (QCOM 62.34, +2.78) all reported better-than-expected earnings, but Las Vegas Sands (LVS 49.60, -0.58) issued in-line earnings. This morning AstraZeneca (AZN 46.98, -1.60), Cardinal Health (CAH 43.33, +0.25), MasterCard (MA 351.66, -5.96), Merck (MRK 38.51, -0.12), and Kellogg (K 50.25, +0.94) all posted upside earnings surprises, but Dow Chemical (DOW 32.80, -1.14) and CIGNA (CI 45.55, -0.13) announced results that came short of the consensus estimate. Note: all ticker quotes reflect premarket prices. While most earnings reports have exceeded expectations, corporate news this morning has been peppered with some less-than-stellar monthly same-store sales results from retailers.

Weekly initial jobless claims data are due at the bottom of the hour, as are fourth quarter productivity and costs figures. Comments from Fed Chairman Bernanke will come into focus when he delivers a speech to the Budget Committee of the House of Representatives at 10:00 AM ET.

06:22 am : [BRIEFING.COM] S&P futures vs fair value: flat. Nasdaq futures vs fair value: +3.00.

06:22 am : Nikkei...8876.82...+67.00...+0.70%. Hang Seng...20739.45...+406.10...+2.00%.

06:22 am : FTSE...5784.67...-6.10...-0.10%. DAX...6630.32...+13.70...+0.20%.

Special thanks to Bloomberg, CNNMoney and Yahoo! Finance for their market summaries. gm

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