10:00 am : The stock market is currently showing a good amount of strength, with all ten economic sectors in positive territory. The materials (+1.0%), energy (+1.1%) and tech (+0.7%) sectors are providing leadership. Materials and energy were the main laggards yesterday. Crude oil has gained some ground today, after yesterday's decline. Crude is up 0.1% to $86.10. Meanwhile, the dollar index, which saw a nice boost yesterday, is down 0.6%. DJ30 +63.65 NASDAQ +19.69 SP500 +6.88 09:40 am : The market continued where it left off yesterday. The strong opening was fueled by better than expected earnings, led by a blowout fiscal fourth quarter earnings report from Apple (AAPL). American Express (AXP), DuPont (DD), Lockheed Martin (LMT), Burlington Northern (BNI), UPS (UPS) and Cooper Industries (CBE) all topped their earnings expectations. AT&T (T) and Johnson Controls (JCI) reported in line with expectations. Not all news was positive, though. Texas Instruments (TXN) beat its third quarter earnings expectations, but issued fourth quarter revenue warnings. DJ30 +67.37 NASDAQ +22.77 SP500 +8.39 09:15 am : S&P futures vs fair value: +8.2. Nasdaq futures vs fair value: +23.5. 09:00 am : S&P futures vs fair value: +7.7. Nasdaq futures vs fair value: +21.0. There are no economic releases today so the focus will remain on earnings.
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