S&P Futures

US Stocks markets started off the new quarter in positive territory, with technology gains keeping the Nasdaq strong and the broader market higher.

Northern Rock mortgage bank said it was comfortable with the market consensus for 2004 profits 430 million pounds after first-quarter lending increased 16 percent.

George Wimpey said that housing markets in the UK and the United States are set to remain in good shape as it reported a strong start to its new financial year. After 13 weeks over 60 percent of expected sales for the year had been completed or reserved in the United States, while at least half had been completed or reserved at its George Wimpey and Laing Homes units in the UK.  

Cluff Mining (F), Goshawk Insurance Holdings (F)

Northern Rock (Trading), George Wimpey (Update)

CIPS construction index (08:30)

18:00 Core PPI Feb 0.1% 18:00 PPI Feb 0.4% 14:30 Average Workweek 33.8 14:30 Hourly Earnings 0.2% 14:30 Nonfarm Payrolls Mar 100K 14:30 Unemployment Rate Mar 5.6%