A Peek Into The Market Before The Trading Starts

Pre-open movers US stock futures are higher this morning, as investors are awaiting data on the manufacturing and housing sectors. Futures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average surged 39 points to 11,289.00 and futures on the S&P 500 stock index rose 5.20 points to 1,182.00. Nasdaq 100 futures gained 5.25 points to 2,182.75. A Peek Into Global Markets Asian markets ended higher, with Japan's Nikkei Stock Average gaining 1.3404%, Australia's S&P/ASX 200 moving up 2.57% and China's Shanghai Composite rising 1.30%. Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index rose 3.2624%. European markets were mostly higher today. The STOXX Europe 600 Index has dropped 0.08%, London's FTSE 100 Index moved up 0.46%, German DAX 30 index rose 0.67% and France CAC 40 index gained 0.37%. Broker Recommendation Analysts at Goldman Sachs downgraded Juniper Networks Inc JNPR from “buy” to “neutral.” The target price for Juniper Networks has been lowered from $36 to $27. Juniper Networks shares dropped 1.80% to $21.78 in pre-market trading. Breaking news

• Google Inc GOOG announced its plans to buy Motorola Mobility Holdings Inc MMI for $12.5 billion in cash. To read the full news, click here.
• Lowe's Companies Inc LOW reported downbeat quarterly sales and lowered its fiscal-year forecast. To read the full news, click here.
• F5 Networks, Inc. FFIV today announced that it has acquired the intellectual property assets of Crescendo Networks. To read the full news, click here.
• Transocean Ltd RIG announced its plans to acquire Aker Drilling for $1.43 billion. To read the full news, click here.