A close higher is a new all time record close.
The S&P has dipped back into the red on the day. The index is at 3038.84, down -$0.57 on the day. With the index closing at a record high yesterday, anything above unchanged would be a new record close.
Today, the intraday high reached 3047.87. That is the new all-time high price for the index.
Yesterday, the price moved above the July high at 3027.98. The low price today has only reached 3034.81 (so far at least)
For the NASDAQ index, the price is currently down 35 points or -0.42% at 8290.92. The high price reached 8319.29 today. That was still short of its all-time high close of 8330.21 in the index.
AMD, Electronic Arts and Stryker are some of the firms that will report after the close. There is no "big name" due to release today.
The next big earnings for the week will be tomorrow when Apple, Starbucks and Facebook report. Below is the list of other earnings that will be released tomorrow.
Tomorrow,the Bank of Canada and the Fed will release the results of their monetary policy meetings. The expectations for the Bank of Canada is near 98% for no change in policy. The US expectations is nearly the opposite at a 94% chance that the Fed cuts by 25 basis points.