A Peek Into The Market Before The Trading Starts

Pre-open movers US stock futures are higher this morning, as investors are awaiting new-home-sales data. Futures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 31 points to 12,465.00 and futures on the S&P 500 stock index rose 3.60 points to 1,334.60. Nasdaq 100 futures surged 6 points to 2,381.50. A Peek Into Global Markets Asian markets ended lower, with Japan's Nikkei Stock Average dropping 0.11% and China's Shanghai Composite declining 1.51%. India's Sensex fell 42.03 points. Hong Kong, Europe and Australia markets were closed for Easter on Monday. Broker Recommendation Analysts at Benchmark Company upgraded Travelzoo Inc TZOO from “hold” to “buy.” The target price for TZOO has been raised from $66 to $123. TZOO's shares closed at $94.22 on Thursday. Breaking news

• B/E Aerospace Inc BEAV reported a 49% surge in its Q1 earnings. To read the full news, click here.
• Solera Holdings, Inc. SLH today announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to purchase 100% of the membership interests of Explore Information Services, LLC, a leading U.S. provider of innovative data and analytics services used by automotive property and casualty insurers. To read the full news, click here.
• Johnson Controls Inc JCI reported better-than-expected Q2 profit. JCI's Q2 profit came in at $354 million, or $0.51 per share, up from $274 million, or $0.40 per share, in the year-earlier period. To read the full news, click here.
• Mylan Inc. MYL today announced that its subsidiary Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc. has launched Letrozole Tablets USP, 2.5 mg, under a previously announced settlement and license agreement with Novartis. To read the full news, click here.

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