The KUIK Morning Market Report for Monday, April 3:
Markets are up.
Index
Direction
Change
Units
Time
Dow
Up
18
points
20,681
6:49 AM
S&P500
Up
0.1%
percent
2,364
Nasdaq Composite
Up
0.2%
percent
5,924
30 Year Treasury
Unchanged
–
Basis Points
3.02
Annual Yield
Russia’s currency and stock markets are mostly flat on on reports of an explosion in the St. Petersburg subway that has killed at least 10 people and injured others. The ruble traded at 56.38 in recent trade, up from Friday’s 56.25. The Russian MICEX that tracks the country’s stock market, was up nearly 3% to 114.73. Eyewitnesses reported an explosion at Sennaya Ploschchad station and images showed a metro door blown off and injured passengers on a platform, according to a report from the Russian news agency Tass.
Shares of electric car maker Tesla are up 2.60% to $286, after it gave an update on first-quarter deliveries that was above expectations. The company said over the weekend that it delivered just over 25,000 vehicles in the first quarter, above expectations of a range of 23,000 to 24,500.
The Markit purchasing managers index fell to 53.3 in March, down from 54.2 in February.
Serving the West Side first, I am Bill Roller of BR Capital for 1360 KUIK.
