Opinion – Thursday 9 July 2026

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U.S. Indexes ultimately closed mixed on Wednesday, with the NASDAQ 100 in the green while the S&P 500 finished marginally lower. The Dow and Russell 2000 were the clear laggards. Sector performance was predominantly weaker, although Technology and Energy closed...

Opinion – Wednesday 8 July 2026

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U.S. Indexes closed lower sold on Tuesday, with the NASDAQ 100 the clear underperformer as Technology led the downside, particularly across Semiconductor and memory names. The primary catalyst was Samsung’s preliminary Q2 earnings, which disappointed lofty...

Opinion – Tuesday 7 July 2026

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U.S. Indexes closed higher on Monday following the long Independence Day weekend, with the NASDAQ outperforming as Technology led the advance. Semiconductor stocks were among the strongest performers (SOXX +3%), while memory names rallied around 7% ahead of...

Opinion – Monday 6 July 2026

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U.S. Indexes closed mixed on Thursday, with the Dow the only major Index to finish in positive territory while the NASDAQ 100 closed lower and the S&P 500 flat. Although the softer-than-expected June Non-Farm Payrolls Report saw traders pare Fed rate hike...

Opinion – Thursday 2 July 2026

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U.S. Indexes were mixed with a clear divergence seen, as the tech-heavy NASDAQ 100 was the clear laggard amid broad-based weakness in semiconductor names, although the Mag-7 names notably firmed. Meta (META +8.8%) was the notable outperformer, buoyed by a Bloomberg...