US stocks advanced broadly today, with the S&P 500 +0.35%, the Russell 2000 -0.53%, and the Nasdaq Composite +0.04%. The S&P 500 was led higher by consumer staples (+1.19%), utilities (+0.95%), and materials (+0.81%), while financials (-0.33%) was the only sector in the red. The VIX finished down 5 basis points, or -0.39%, to 12.64. The yield on the US 10-year is down 0.7 basis points to 2.849%. The most active options today are: XRT July 27 ITM Puts, SPY July 20 OTM Calls, and VIX July 18 ITM Puts.
AAR Corp (AIR) posted 4Q2018 EPS that was moderately above the consensus ($0.54 vs $0.51 anticipated) but released revenue that was below estimates ($474 million vs $471 million expected). Shares of AAR Corp are down 4.53% to $46.35 after the close
General Motor’s (GM) self-driving unit may be worth up to $43 billion by 2030, according to an RBC report
JetBlue Airways (JBLU) has reported ordered 60 of Airbus SE’s (AIR.FR) A220 jets, in a deal worth $5.4 billion. Shares of JetBlue traded 0.71% lower today
WD-40 Company (WDFC) shares are down 2.29% to $149.55 post-market, after the company reported better than expected 3Q2018 EPS ($1.15 vs $1.05 estimated), but provide FY2018 EPS guidance with a midpoint that missed estimates ($4.05-$4.10 vs $4.09 projected)
Submitted July 10, 2018 at 05:49PM by QuantalyticsResearch https://ift.tt/2um4OVD
