Options Market Statistics: United Airlines Stock Soars After Earnings Beat; Options Pop

Options Newsman20:27 ET

10/17 [Strength and Weakness Material]

[Bullish and bearish factors] Bullish factors include: dow jones industrial average rose (43,077.70, +337.28), Nasdaq Composite Index rose (18,367.08, +51.49), 1 USD = 149.50-60 yen, Chicago Nikkei futures rose (39,450, +260 compared to Osaka), SOX index rose (5,155.86, +10.65), VIX index decreased (19.58, -1.06), decline in long-term US interest rates, expectation of inflation easing in the USA, active share buyback, request from Tokyo Stock Exchange to enhance corporate value.

Fisco Japan19:31 ET

U.S. stock market closing: all three major indexes rose collectively, with the Chinese concept stock index up nearly 1%.

1. China concept stocks varied, nasdaq china golden dragon index rose by 0.93%; 2. Airbus plans to cut 2,500 jobs in defense and aerospace departments; 3. General Motors invests $0.625 billion in a top lithium project in the USA; 4. E-mini russell 2000 index has reached its highest level in nearly three years.

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