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U.S. Indexes rallied on Monday, with much of the upside led by Meta (META), resulting in NASDAQ outperformance. Meta’s PT was upgraded at Wells Fargo, with the desk citing a strong start for its Muse AI agent, which in turn supported chip names such as INTC and...
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U.S. Indexes closed slightly higher on Friday, with big tech stocks rising while sentiment is supported by another modest decline in oil prices; a near-record $7 trillion quad-witching and index rebalances add to Friday’s set-up. US tariff-delay hopes, a...
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The overall reaction to the FOMC rate decision and press conference was hawkish. The Fed hiked rates by 25 basis points as expected in a unanimous decision, while the median projection saw another hike by year-end before rates remain on hold throughout 2027. The...
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U.S. Indexes closed lower again on Tuesday, with the NASDAQ 100 and Russell underperforming, while the equal-weight S&P fell 0.4%. Calls for a slowdown in AI development remained an overhang for sentiment, although the SOXX and DRAM ETFs were marginally firmer...
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U.S. Indexes closed lower on Monday, albeit finishing well off earlier lows, with weakness primarily driven by chip and memory names after a group of prominent AI CEOs, including those from OpenAI, xAI and Anthropic, called for a slowdown in the pace of AI development...
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U.S. Indexes closed higher on Friday, with broad-based strength seeing the SPX, NDX and DJI rise by around 1%, while the equal-weight S&P gained 0.8%. The majority of sectors finished higher, with Communication Services, Technology and Consumer Discretionary...
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U.S. Indexes lower again on Wednesday as higher oil prices and Treasury yields weighed on sentiment. The Russell was the laggard, while the equal-weight S&P declined by 1%. The majority of sectors were also lower, with Industrials, Consumer Discretionary and Real...
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U.S. Indexes closed lower on Tuesday, with the Dow Jones lagging while the equal-weight S&P fell by around 1%, with the majority of sectors also in the red. Energy, Utilities and Real Estate closed higher, while Health Care, Financials and Materials lagged. Crude...
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U.S. stock Futures slipped in cautious, low volume trading as the latest Middle East escalation pushed oil prices higher, lifting bond yields in Europe and Asia. At the close of business in London, S&P futures were down 0.2% with NASDAQ Futures modestly in the...
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U.S. Indexes closed the final trading session of the week mixed, as the tech-heavy NASDAQ 100 outperformed and saw gains, while the S&P finished in the red. The main event on Friday was the US jobs report, which was strong and saw a hawkish reaction across...
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