Lack of Catalysts Could Leave Traders Clueless
The major U.S. index futures are pointing to a lower opening on Monday, with sentiment still fragile in the absence of any major catalysts. The tech space is likely to come under pressure, as reports suggest that Apple (AAPL) has cut orders for the components of its iPhones. Meanwhile, Asian stocks received a lift by comments by a Chinese official that foreign investments in Chinese equities will be doubled. The European markets are seeing some volatility amid the release of a report showing an unexpected dip in industrial output in the eurozone region.

1/14/2013 6:36:09 AM Wall Street sentiment is still vacillating, as reflected by the U.S. index futures, which point to a mixed opening on Monday. Earlier in the global trading day, Asian stocks got a boost from comments from a Chinese official regarding allowing foreign buying in equities. Despite a weak industrial output data from the eurozone, European stocks are also higher. With little domestic earnings and economic news to digest, traders may prefer to stay on the sidelines ahead of the week's earnings flow and a host of market moving economic data.

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Upgrades
DateBrokerSymbolToFromTarget
01/14/13Barclays CapitalVRSKOverweightEqual Weight$62 Up From $50
01/14/13KeyBanc Capital MarketsSTLDBuyHold$22
01/14/13KeyBanc Capital MarketsNUEBuyHold$56
01/14/13KeyBanc Capital MarketsCMCBuyHold$19
01/14/13Robert W. BairdCSCOOutperformNeutral$25 up from $21
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Dividends
AnnouncedSymbolAmountRecordPayableEx-Div
01/14/13XSR.TOC$ 0.0825 01/25/1303/01/1301/01/00
01/14/13KALU$ 0.30 01/25/1302/15/1301/01/00
01/14/13UNM$ 0.1301/28/1302/15/1301/01/00
01/14/13TLP$ 0.64 01/31/1302/07/1301/01/00
01/14/13PKI.TOC$ 0.085 01/22/1302/15/1301/18/13
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Stock Buyback Announcements
DateSymbolBuyBackOutStandingNews
01/14/13VC$200 MlnN/AAdditional
01/14/13LEA$1.5 BlnN/AN/A
01/10/13CEDU$40 MlnN/AN/A
01/10/13ROC$400 MlnN/AN/A
01/09/13RT10 MlnN/AIncreased
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Stock Split Calendar
Date Announ.SplitPrice @ Announ.SymbolRecord DatePayment Around
12/12/124-For-346.9300SGA12/28/1201/16/13
12/05/122-For-190.1900PRA12/17/1212/27/12
12/03/123-For-1110.4300AIRM12/14/1212/28/12
11/29/122-For-167.0100HEP01/07/1301/16/13
11/15/122-For-190.8300NKE12/10/1212/24/12
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