Opinion – Tuesday 18 August 2026

U.S. Indexes ended the first session of the week in the red as US-Iran newsflow dominated the tape, in otherwise a light session of headlines in typical summer trading conditions. Recapping, sources said the 60-day period between Iran and the US has been extended,...

Opinion – Monday 17 August 2026

U.S. Indexes Stocks closed modestly lower on Friday in quiet trade, with the NASDAQ 100 underperforming, while the RUSSELL 2000 bucked the trend to close higher and the equal-weight S&P 500 was flat. Sectors were mixed, with Energy outperforming alongside firmer...

Opinion – Thursday 13 August 2026

U.S. Indexes Stocks closed higher on Wednesday, with the NASDAQ 100 outperforming as strong earnings from CoreWeave (CRWV), Lumentum (LITE), Super Micro Computer (SMCI) and Nebius (NBIS) supported the AI trade. The equal-weight S&P 500 (RSP) posted more modest...

Opinion – Wednesday 12 August 2026

U.S. Indexes ended Tuesday’s session with a downside bias, although the Russell 2000 outperformed and saw gains. Sectors were also mixed as Utilities and Energy sat at the top of the pile, with the latter supported by rising oil prices, albeit in very choppy trade....

Opinion – Tuesday 11 August 2026

U.S. Indexes saw modest pressure on Monday amid relatively quiet newsflow, with the Russell 2000 leading the downside while the equal-weight S&P 500 (RSP) finished little changed, pointing to relatively flat underlying breadth. On a sector basis, Energy heavily...

Opinion – Monday 10 August 2026

U.S. Indexes closed higher on Friday, with the NASDAQ 100 leading gains, although the advance was broad-based, with the equal-weight S&P 500 (RSP) also firmer, highlighting positive underlying breadth. Sectors were predominantly higher, led by Materials, Consumer...