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U.S. Indices ended Monday’s trading session with gains in what was a very choppy session as Middle East tensions ruled the roost. At the reopening of trade, the crude complex gapped higher while US equity futures gapped lower after the US attacked Iranian nuclear...
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U.S. Indices saw choppy trade action on Friday amid quad-witching as participants returned from the Juneteenth market holiday on Thursday, whereby upside was seen in equity futures in response to the two weeks Trump has given himself to decide whether to attack Iran....
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U.S. Indices ended Wednesday’s session with marginal gains, albeit with outperformance in the RUSSELL 2000, while geopolitics, Fed, and President Trump dominated the tape. The FOMC left rates unchanged, as expected, and left the 2025 dot plot unchanged, which saw...
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Tuesday was another session dominated by geopolitics, with tensions rising over fears the US is getting ready to join Israel in striking Iranian nuclear facilities. Reports via CNN said that US President Trump’s desire to handle the conflict diplomatically is...
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U.S. Indexes closed higher in what was a risk-on session with equities bid across the board, with notable outperformance in the NASDAQ. The majority of sectors were green, although Energy, Health Care and Utilities were hit with energy stocks tracking crude prices...
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Geopolitics largely dominated the tape on Friday, as Israel’s attack on Iran took all the headlines and the fallout thereafter. As such, US indices saw heavy selling pressure before closing around lows of Friday’s session, while the Dollar gained to the...
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There were three key main events on Wednesday. US CPI was cooler than expected, US/China agreed on a deal, while Middle East concerns escalated. The US CPI came in softer than analyst expectations in May, despite the imposition of tariffs in April, showing that...
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U.S. Indices closed at session highs on Tuesday (SPX +0.6%, NDX +0.5%, RUT +0.6%) as comments from US Commerce Secretary Lutnick offer optimism over the US-China trade talks. While US-China trade talks have yet to conclude, session highs in stocks were seen on...
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U.S. Indices ultimately saw minor gains on Monday, but the Russell clearly outperformed. Sectors were predominantly green with outperformance in Consumer Discretionary, Materials and Energy, while Utilities, Financials and Consumer Staples lagged. The main...
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U.S. Indices closed positive on Friday, while Treasuries sold off in the wake of the US jobs report. Overall, it was solid as the headline topped expectations, and the Unemployment Rate remained at 4.2%, as expected, albeit with a revision lower to the headline NFP...
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U.S. Indices were choppy throughout the day but ultimately finished Wednesday’s session flat-to-slightly-higher, with outperformance in the NASDAQ, thanks to a solid showing in the Communication Sector, with strong gains in Meta (META), while Google (GOOGL) pared some...
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U.S. Indices closed higher on Tuesday after again reversing overnight weakness on trade worries, and once US trade was underway. Upside extended in the wake of the rise in April JOLTS ahead of the May NFP due Friday, which also saw bonds pare earlier gains. Sectors...
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U.S. Indices closed ultimately closed Monday’s session in the green with the NASDAQ leading the gains as outperformance in the Tech sector kept Indices bid once cash equity trade was underway. The majority of sectors were green, but there was clear outperformance in...
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U.S. Indices closed lower (SPX -0.6%, NDX -0.5%, DJI, -0.6%, RUT -1.1%) but still remained well in the green for the week thus far, with focus on NVIDIA (NVDA) AMC. Note, NVIDIA beat on profit and revenue, despite incurring a USD 4.5 billion charge in Q1; Q2 revenue...
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