U.S. stock futures were mixed and basically flat Wednesday morning with so much on investors’ minds after the Dow closed at a 14-month high Tuesday. A jobs report could be an early indication of Friday’s non-farm payroll.
S&P 500 futures slipped six-tenths of a point to 1107.80 and Nasdaq 100 futures fell 2 points to 1790.00. Futures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 5 points.
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U.S. stocks climbed on Tuesday as fears over Dubai continued to ebb, pushing the Dow Jones Industrial Average up 126.74 points, its best finish since Oct. 2, 2008. The Nasdaq Composite rose 31 points and the S&P 500 climbed 13 points.
Citigroup Inc. (C) on Monday said it has named Willem Buiter as chief economist, effective in January. Buiter is currently professor of political economy at the London School of Economics. Since 2005, he has been a consultant with Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (GS), advising clients on a global basis. Citigroup Inc. (NYSE:C, $4.10, -$0.01, -0.24%) fell 0.49 percent to $4.08 on Wednesday morning pre-market trading session, even on Tuesday, shares of Citigroup declined 0.24 percent and closed on $4.10.
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The report, issued by Automatic Data Processing and Macroeconomic Advisors, said private-sector jobs fell by 169,000 in November, more than the 150,000 jobs economists predicted were lost. The report comes two days ahead of the government’s data on monthly nonfarm payrolls. Automatic Data Processing (NASDAQ:ADP, $43.84, +$0.39, 0.90%) dropped 0.20 percent to $43.75 on Wednesday morning pre-market trading session, while on Tuesday, shares of Automatic Data Processing were up 0.90 percent and closed on $43.84.
SWS Group Inc. (SWS) said it plans to sell 4.1 million shares in a public offering, and will use the proceeds for general corporate purposes, to support continued growth or for possible acquisitions. SWS Group, Inc. (NYSE:SWS, $12.68, +$0.24, 1.93%) fell 3.79 percent to $12.20 on Wednesday morning pre-market trading session, while on Tuesday, shares of SWS Group climbed 1.93 percent and closed on $12.68.
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Regency Energy Partners LP (RGNC) said it will offer up to 10 million common units to raise money to pay off debt under its existing revolving credit facilities. The natural-gas partnership now has about 81.1 million outstanding units. Regency Energy Partners LP (NASDAQ:RGNC, $19.97, +$0.03, 0.18%) dropped 5.33 percent to $18.90 on Wednesday morning pre-market trading session, while on Tuesday, shares of Regency Energy were up 0.18 percent and closed on $19.97.
