Wednesday, July 20, 2011

Daily Market Analysis - Wednesday 20 July, 2011

Tuesday 19 July, 2011 - AMC

Dow12,587.42+202.26+1.63%
Chart for Dow

Nasdaq2,826.52+61.41+2.22%
Chart for Nasdaq

S&P 5001,326.730.000.00%
Chart for S&P 500

Russell 2000834.620.000.00%
Chart for Russell 2000

Tuesday 19 July, 2011 Economic Data

8:30amUSD
Building Permits
0.62M
0.61M
0.61M
8:30amUSD
Housing Starts
0.63M
0.58M
0.55M
1:30pmUSD
President Obama Speaks

Sectors Performance
 


What move the market 
 Obama provides update on debt ceiling talks
Earnings generally exceed expectations
Tech shows leadership, but financials lag
Housing starts and building permits best expectations


Read more: 
http://briefing.com/investor/markets/stock-market-update/#ixzz1Scj2uy4W




Commodities

98.07
0.57
+0.58%
4.557
0.024
+0.53%


1589.20
-11.90
-0.74%
39.12
-1.101
-2.74%
4.448
-0.02
-0.45%



705.00
11.50
+1.66%
1392.00
10.00
+0.72%
696.00
8.75
+1.27%
28.78
-0.16
-0.55%
243.85
-4.35
-1.75%
100.20
-0.64
-0.63%
16.84
0.285
+1.72%
2.771
0.06
+2.21%



Treasury Yield

126.50
-0.125
-0.1%
124.7344
-0.1875
-0.15%
109.8672
-0.0234
-0.02%
99.48
0.01
+0.01%

Notable Earnings

 Apple reports surge in third quarter earnings(4:33 pm ET)
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) - Apple Inc. reported a surge in third-fiscal quarter earnings on Tuesday afternoon, solidly beating Wall Street's estimates. For the quarter ended June 25, Apple (AAPLnewschartprofile) reported net income of $7.31 billion, or $7.79 per share, compared to net income of $3.25 billion, or $3.51 per share, for the same period the previous year. Revenue surged 82% to $28.6 billion for the quarter. Analysts had been expecting earnings of $5.80 per share on revenue of $24.9 billion, according to consensus forecasts from Thomson Reuters. For the quarter ending Sept. 30, Apple said it expects revenue of $25 billion and earnings per share of $5.50. Analysts were expecting revenue of $27.7 billion with earnings of $6.42 per share for the period. 

Yahoo meets expectations with mixed results(4:10 pm ET)
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) - Yahoo Inc. (YHOOnewschartprofile) said Tuesday its second-quarter net income rose to $237 million, or 18 cents a share, from $213 million, or 15 cents a share in the same period last year. The Sunnyvale, Calif.-based Internet media firm said net revenue for the period ended June 30 fell 5% to $1.1 billion. Analysts polled by FactSet Research had expected Yahoo to report second-quarter earnings of 18 cents a share, and $1.1 billion in net revenue. 

VMware earnings nearly triple to $220 million(4:09 pm ET)
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- VMware Inc. (VMWnewschartprofile) on Tuesday reported a fiscal second-quarter profit of $220 million, or 51 a share, on revenue of $921 million, compared with earnings of $75 million, or 18 a share on $674 million in sales in the same period a year ago. Excluding one-time items, VMware would have earned $235 million, or 55 cents a share Analysts surveyed by FactSet Research had forecast VMware to earn 47 cents a share on revenue of $872 million. The company also said that for its third quarter, it expects sales in a range of $915 million to $940 million.
Johnson & Johnson Q2 sales rise; price target kept(8:31 am ET)
NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Johnson & Johnson (JNJnewschartprofile) on Tuesday reported second quarter earnings of $2.78 billion or $1 a share, compared to $3.45 billion, or $1.23 a share in the year ago period. Excluding one-time items, second quarter earnings were $3.55 billion, or $1.28 a share, compared to $3.38 billion or $1.21 a share. Total revenue was $16.6 billion, 8.3% higher than the same period last year. Analysts surveyed by FactSet Research expected earnings of $1.24 a share, on revenue of $16.24 billion. The healthcare products and pharmaceuticals company maintained its earnings guidance for 2011 of $4.90 to $5 a share. Johnson & Johnson shares rose a fraction in pre-market trading.

Goldman Sachs shares drop 3.5% to 52-week low(8:18 am ET)
NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Shares of Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (GSnewschartprofile) fell as much as 3.5% to a 52-week low in premarket trade Tuesday, after missing earnings targets. The company said that its second-quarter profit rose to $1.09 billion, or $1.87 a share, from $613 million, or 78 cents a share a year ago. Analysts polled by FactSet Research had expected the company to earn $2.35 a share, or revenue of $8.19 billion. The stock traded at $125.39 a share at the latest.
Harley-Davidson net up; shipment estimate rises(7:35 am ET)
NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Harley-Davidson Inc., (HOGnewschartprofile) the Milwaukee motorcycle producer, reported second-quarter net income more than doubled on 18% higher revenue, and it increased its estimate of shipments for the full year. For the quarter Harley-Davidson earned $190.6 million, or 81 cents a share, compared with $71.2 million, or 30 cents, in the year-earlier quarter. Continuing operations generated profit of 81 cents a share against 59 cents. Revenue reached $1.34 billion from $1.14 billion. A survey of analysts by FactSet Research produced consensus estimates of 72 cents a share on revenue of $1.26 billion. The company now expects shipments to rise 8% to 12% this year, to a range of 228,000 to 235,000 motorcycles.
Bank of America posts loss; adjusted net up(7:23 am ET)
NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Bank of America Corp., (BACnewschartprofile
) the Charlotte, N.C., banking firm, reported a second-quarter net loss of $8.8 billion, or 90 cents a share, against net income of $3.1 billion, or 27 cents, in the year-earlier period. Adjusted net income was 33 cents a share against 27 cents. A survey of analysts by FactSet Research produced a consensus estimate for the quarter of a loss of 85 cents. Bank of America said the results reflected its effort to resolve nearly all the legacy repurchase exposure of Countrywide as well as other mortgage-related costs. Credit costs dropped, sales-and-trading revenue improved and fees from asset management and investment banking climbed, the firm said.

UnitedHealth profit up 13%, raises outlook(6:26 am ET)
FRANKFURT (MarketWatch) -- UnitedHealth Group Inc. (UNHnewschartprofile) on Tuesday said second-quarter earnings jumped 12.8% to $1.27 billion, or $1.16 a share, from $1.12 billion, or 99 cents a share, in the same period a year ago. Revenues rose to $25.2 billion from $23.3 billion. A survey of analysts by FactSet Research produced a consensus forecast of 91 cents a share. The Minnetonka, Minn.-based health-care company said the results were highlighted by strong revenue growth from both its UnitedHealthcare and Optum businesses. The company raised its full-year 2011 projections for revenue to $101 billion, with net earnings now seen in the range of $4.15 to $4.25 a share. The company previously forecast full-year earnings of $3.95 to $4.05 a share. Analysts expect full-year profit of $4.20 a share, according to FactSet.

Technical Updates


Wednesday 20 July, 2011 BMO


Wednesday 20 July, 2011 Economic Data 

Jul 20Up Next 10:00amUSD
Existing Home Sales
4.92M
4.81M
10:30amUSD
Crude Oil Inventories
-1.5M
-3.1M

News


Earnings



Almanac 
 

Summary
  • Once again AAPL has beats earnings estimate. 
  • The dollar drifted lower Wednesday, after getting a lift earlier from hopes of progress on ongoing U.S. debt-ceiling talks - President Barack Obama cited “some progress” Tuesday in talks with lawmakers about raising the U.S. debt limit, and praised a new so-called “Gang of Six” plan in the Senate that would cut $3.7 trillion from deficits over 10 years.The bill passed in the House Tuesday would raise the debt limit by $2.4 trillion but would be accompanied by mandatory spending cuts of $380 billion in fiscal year 2012 in addition to a balanced-budget amendment.
  • Strong Tech stock earnings leading
  • strong gain on DOW yesterday
  • Good news spread and mass market jump on the wagon


Market Direction : Up

Accuracy : (8/12)




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