Pre-market - Wednesday, October 7,2009

Futures up slightly this morning DJIA INDEX 9,664.00 10.00 S&P 500 1,049.50 0.90 NASDAQ 100 1,702.75 2.00 Today's economic calendar: MBA Purchase Applications 7:00 AM ET EIA Petroleum Status Report 10:30 AM ET 10-Yr Note Auction 1:00 PM ET Consumer Credit 3:00 PM E Today's earnings reports: Before open: AYI Acuity Brands, Inc. Consumer Goods Home Furnishings & Fixtures COST Costco Wholesale Corporation Services Discount, Variety Stores FDO Family Dollar Stores Inc. Services Discount, Variety Stores HELE Helen of Troy Limited Consumer Goods Appliances LNN Lindsay Corporation Industrial Goods Farm & Construction Machinery MERX Merix Corp. Technology Printed Circuit Boards MON Monsanto Co. Basic Materials Agricultural Chemicals WWW Wolverine World Wide Inc. Consumer Goods Textile - Apparel Footwear & Accessories After close: AA Alcoa, Inc. Basic Materials Aluminum KED Kayne Anderson Energy Development Company Financial Closed-End Fund - Equity PRXI Premier Exhibitions Inc. Services General Entertainment RELL Richardson Electronics Ltd. Services Electronics Wholesale RT Ruby Tuesday, Inc. Services Restaurants