Opinion – Thursday 13 August 2026

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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...

Opinion – Tuesday 28 July 2026

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Monday’s session saw two-way price action, with the initial optimism in equities fading as the session progressed. Sentiment was initially supported by the US and Iran pausing strikes against each other over the weekend, which saw oil prices tumble. Crude hit...

Opinion – Monday 27 July 2026

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U.S. Indexes closed mixed on Friday with the NASDAQ 100 underperforming. Weakness in technology stocks continued following earnings, while the S&P 500 was broadly flat. Intel (INTC) reversed its initial post-earnings gains as elevated CapEx weighed on the stock...

Opinion – Thursday 23 July 2026

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U.S. Indexes closed little changed to lower on Wednesday, with the Russell 2000 leading the losses while the NASDAQ 100 also underperformed ahead of big tech earnings after the close. Equities largely traded sideways throughout the session as investors awaited...

Opinion – Wednesday 22 July 2026

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U.S. Indexes saw strength on Tuesday, as the tech-heavy NASDAQ 100 outperformed, seeing the Tech sector sit atop of the breakdown, buoyed by numerous bullish stories, ahead of GOOGL and TSLA earnings on Wednesday; 1) Taiwan export orders in June +59.4% Y/Y (exp....

Opinion – Tuesday 21 July 2026

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U.S. Indexes closed mixed on Monday, with the tech-heavy NASDAQ 100 the only major Index to finish marginally higher. Technology and Communication Services were the only sectors to outperform, alongside Energy, with the former supported ahead of Alphabet’s...

Opinion – Monday 20 July 2026

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U.S. Indexes ended the final trading session of the week lower, with Communication Services, Consumer Discretionary, and Technology the laggards ahead of the start of Mag-7 earnings next week. Energy was the only sector in the green and buoyed by the gains in the...

Opinion – Thursday 16 July 2026

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U.S. Indexes closed mixed on Wednesday, with the NASDAQ 100 reversing early gains to ultimately underperform. ASML’s earnings initially lifted Nasdaq Futures after the company delivered strong Quarterly results. However, the stock reversed course during the US...

Opinion – Wednesday 15 July 2026

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U.S. Indexes closed higher on Tuesday, reversing earlier pressure following the dismal earnings from IBM as a cooler than expected CPI Report helping the market to reverse earlier losses. Following the inflation metrics, which were cooler than expected across all...