Opinion – Thursday 27 August 2026

U.S. Indexes closed little changed on Wednesday ahead of NVDA earnings after the close. Sectors were mixed, with Industrials, Tech, and Utilities leading gains, while Healthcare and Communications saw the most weakness. In comms, slight weakness in Alphabet was enough...

Opinion – Wednesday 26 August 2026

U.S. Indexes closed in the green on Tuesday, with the NASDAQ 100 outperforming in a tech-led rally. Crude prices slumped on US-Iran optimism, with a further move lower seen in late trade after Russian press RIA reported that the US and Iran are close to a ceasefire...

Opinion – Tuesday 25 August 2026

U.S. Indexes closed mixed on Monday, with the Dow Jones outperforming in the green, while the other major indices closed lower. Weakness was led by the NASDAQ 100 as the Technology sector underperformed, with both semiconductor and memory names under pressure. Despite...

Opinion – Monday 24 August 2026

U.S. Indexes closed higher on Friday, with gains broad-based, although the Dow and Russell outperformed while the NASDAQ 100 slightly lagged. Breadth was strong, with the equal-weight S&P 500 rising around 0.6%, while sectors were also predominantly firmer....

Opinion – Thursday 20 August 2026

U.S. Indexes closed mixed on Wednesday, with the tech-heavy NASDAQ 100 underperforming, while sectors saw an upward bias; Industrials, Technology, Financials, and Energy were in the red, with Health outperforming and buoyed by Moderna surging in excess of 165% after a...

Opinion – Wednesday 19 August 2026

U.S. Indexes closed lower on Tuesday, with the NASDAQ 100 leading the downside amid pronounced weakness in Technology. Semiconductor and memory names were particularly hard hit as US yields remained elevated. Industrials and Materials also lagged, while Energy, Health...

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...

Opinion – Thursday 30 July 2026

U.S. Indexes closed lower on Wednesday, weighed by a combination of continued weakness in the AI trade and heightened volatility surrounding the FOMC. Overnight, SK Hynix earnings failed to impress despite reporting record profits, adding further pressure to...

Opinion – Wednesday 29 July 2026

US Indexes closed mixed on Tuesday, with the S&P 500 eking out gains and the Dow Jones outperforming, while the NASDAQ 100 was the clear laggard. The Dow’s strength was driven by gains in UnitedHealth (UNH), Amgen (AMGN) and Sherwin-Williams (SHW). The...