U.S. stock-index futures are climbing, signaling gains in shares before the Federal Reserve meeting.
Contracts on the S&P 500 Index expiring in June climbed 0.2%to 2,368.25, while those on the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 34 points to 20,837. Тhe S & P500 fell 0.3% after the drop in oil prices had an impact and the shares of energy companies.
According to the futures price, traders have estimated the rise in interest rates in March. Investors will be watching the press conference of Janet Yellen, which is half an hour later and watching for any clues about future hikes, until the end of the year.
- As we approach the end of the earnings season, about ¾ of the companies in the S & P500 exceed the estimated profits and more than half exceeded sales forecasts.
Source Bloomberg
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