Futures Pointing To Choppy Trading Early On Wall Street

[ADVFN]( [[Global Email] World Daily Markets Bulletin]( Friday, 19 July 2024 11:24:27 [ADVFN Twitter]( [Monitor]( [Quote]( [Charts]( [News]( [Toplists]( [Boards]( US Market The major U.S. index futures are currently pointing to a roughly flat open on Friday, with stocks likely to show a lack of direction following recent tech-driven weakness. A lack of major U.S. economic data may keep some traders on the sidelines as they digest the notable declines by the tech-heavy Nasdaq and the S&P 500 over the two previous sessions. Traders are also reacting to news of a major IT outage purportedly caused by an update by cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike (CRWD), which is plunging by 12.9 percent in pre-market trading. The operations of major banks, media outlets, hospitals and airlines worldwide were affected due to the widespread outage. Shares of Microsoft (MSFT) are down by 1.3 percent in pre-market trading as many of the software giant?s users have also been impacted by the issue. Stocks showed a lack of direction in early trading on Thursday before coming under considerable selling pressure over the course of the session. With the downward move, the Nasdaq and the S&P 500 added to the steep losses posted in Wednesday?s session. T... [Read More]( --------------------------------------------------------------- Do you day trade? Trader Alerts streams stocks reaching new highs and lows as well as stocks breaking out of previous volume highs as they happen. It's a powerful tool for day trading ideas. [Learn More / Upgrade]( --------------------------------------------------------------- U.S. Economic Reports New York Federal Reserve President John Williams is scheduled to participate in ?A New Era for Monetary Policy? panel before... [Read More]( --------------------------------------------------------------- Europe European stocks have fallen two-week lows on Friday as falling commodity prices and a global tech sell-off dented sentiment. A host of factors such as deepening Sino-U.S. trade tensions, lingering uncertainty over U.S. President Joe Biden's path to victory in the presidential race, a lack of Chinese stimulus measures to revive growth and a widespread Microsoft outage that hit services from airlines, banks and financial services curbed investors' appetite for risk. On the data front, U.K. retail sales logged a notable decline in June amid election uncertainty and poor w... [Read More]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Sell every Stock except ONE]( Markets are down... But Jeff Clark couldn't care less because he ignores almost every stock in the market except ONE. He lives financially free trading this One Stock Once per month... [Ticker Revealed.]( --------------------------------------------------------------- Asia Asian stocks fell on Friday as U.S.-China tensions persisted and China's ruling Communist Party ended a top-level meeting without offering details to address economic difficulties. Tech stocks extended losses despite TSMC's earnings beat. The U.S. dollar rebounded from four-month lows, while gold fell more than 1 percent toward $2,400 per ounce but was on track for a fourth straight weekly gain. Oil drifted lower in Asian trade and headed for a second consecutive weekly decline on concerns about Chinese demand and the global economy. China's Shanghai Composite Index ended up 0.2 percent at 2,982.31 ... [Read More]( --------------------------------------------------------------- Commodities Crude oil futures are dipping $0.20 to $82.62 a barrel after edging down $0.03 to $82.82 a barrel on Wednesday. Meanwhil... [Read More]( --------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe from this news bulletin or edit your mailing list settings click [here](. Registered Office/Accounts Dept: Suite 27, Essex Technology Centre, The Gable, Fyfield Road, Ongar, CM5 0GA. Customer Support +1 888-992-3836. Company registered in England and Wales: Number 2374988 VAT No. GB 549 2130 49