On the flip side, Apple (AAPL) had a rough go, falling 3.15% to $584 per share. AAPL has fallen straight down since opening at $610 after reporting a tremendous quarter on the 24th. In premarket trade, AAPL is higher by 0.6%.
Natural Gas has been on a tear since hitting lows around $1.910. Futures are currently trading at $2.301, up 0.7% on the session. UNG, an ETF that tracks Natural Gas, is up 9% over the past 5 days. But, UNG is down 8.7% over the past month, and down 36% year-to-date. I wouldn’t get too caught up in the current move – Nat Gas’ trend is definitely lower.
At 10 a.m. ET today, the ISM Manufacturing Index will be released. At 10:30 ET, data on Construction Spending will come out. This is all setting the market up for Friday’s payrolls report.