Wednesday 26 November 2014

Pre-Market Brief

Good morning. Futures are a touch higher, sp +1pt, we're set to open at 2068. Metals are a little weak, Gold -$2. Nat' gas remains weak, -1%, although Oil is flat.. ahead of the Thursday OPEC meeting.


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Summary

Well, tis the day before the holiday. Trading will no doubt be very muted, and probably dry up almost completely by early afternoon - once all the econ-data is out of the way.

For those around today, I will look at some individual stocks.. since the main indexes will likely be flat.

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*notable SEVERE early weakness.. SDRL, -10% in the mid $18s. Most bearish target remains $12/10 by spring 2015... but that will need Oil 65/60.

After a little digging, it would seem SDRL has suspended the dividend after lousy Q3 earnings (or lack of).   31 cents profit.. vs exp' of 68 cents.....

So.. SDRL still made almost $150 million, but considering future Oil prices... Q4 and Q1 will likely be far worse.

Spring 2015... it might make for a tempting long term buy.
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Have a good Wednesday