Opinion – Tuesday 8 September 2024

U.S. Equity Markets sold off throughout Monday’s session with underperformance in the NASDAQ 100 while Utilities, Communication Services and Consumer Discretionary sectors lagged, as Energy was the only sector to close in the green. Nvidia (NVDA) saw notable gains...

Opinion – Monday 7 October 2024

U.S. Equity Markets closed Friday in the green with outperformance in the Russell 2000 on the prospects of a strong US economy in wake of the stellar September NFP report. Sectors closed predominantly in the green, with Financials, Consumer Discretionary and...

Opinion – Thursday 3 October 2024

U.S. Equity Markets closed ultimately closed flat on Wednesday with slight outperformance in the NASDAQ 100. The majority of sectors closed in the red, with energy and Tech the only sectors closing in the green. Tech was supported by upside in NVDA after prior day...

Opinion – Wednesday 2 October 2024

U.S. Equity Markets closed lower as broad risk-off trade was seen on Tuesday after a significant escalation of Middle Eastern tensions, which saw Iran launch an attack on Israel in what was ‘double the size’ of the April attack and said they targeted three...

Opinion – Tuesday 1 October 2024

U.S. Equity Markets ultimately closed slightly firmer on month/quarter end with the S&P leading the gains following a volatile trading session that witnessed plenty of two-way price action. The majority of sectors closed green with outperformance in Energy,...

Opinion – Monday 30 September 2024

US Indices ended Friday mixed (SPX -0.1%, DJIA +0.3%, RUT +0.7%) with the tech-heavy NASDAQ 100 (-0.5%) underperforming, and weighed on by Nvidia (NVDA) (-2.1%) after China urged local companies to stay away from its AI chips. Sectors closed predominantly in the...

Opinion – Thursday 26 September 2024

U.S. Equity Markets closed mixed but with a downside bias. The Russell 2000 underperformed while the NASDAQ 100 closed marginally green but both the S&P and Dow reversed earlier gains to close lower. Sectors were predominantly red with Energy, Health Care and...

Opinion – Wednesday 25 September 2024

U.S. Equity Markets closed higher on Tuesday led by the 0.5% gain in the NASDAQ 100. Markets managed to reverse the dismal US consumer confidence-induced downside, which also saw Treasuries reverse their initial risk-on losses and spurred the Dollar selling for the...

Opinion – Tuesday 24 September 2024

Equity futures were choppy but ultimately closed with marginal gains in the S&P, NASDAQ 100 and Dow Jones, although the Russell 2000 again finished in the red. Sectors closed predominantly with gains but Health Care, Communication and Tech saw mild losses, while...

Opinion – Monday 23 September 2024

Both Equity and Bond Markets were choppy on Quadruple Witching Friday but ultimately closed mixed with the Dow outperforming, printing another record closing high while the S&P and NASDAQ 100 finished slightly red, but the Russell 2000 plummeted. Sectors were...

Opinion – Thursday 19 September 2024

Both Equity and Bond Markets were choppy in response to the FOMC Statement. The 50bp rate cut and dot plots implying a further 50bp of cuts in 2024 sparked a typical dovish reaction with stocks, bonds and gold rallying while the Dollar was slammed. However, assets...

Opinion – Wednesday 18 September 2024

U.S. Equity Markets closed more-or-less flat on Tuesday with the small-cap Russell 2000 (+0.7%) outperforming, while the Dollar saw gains, to the detriment of G10 peers, after US Retail Sales headline M/M surpassed expectations. Treasuries are lower across the curve,...

Opinion – Tuesday 17 September 2024

U.S. Equity Markets closed mixed on Monday with Tech weakness seeing the NASDAQ 100 close red but the majority of sectors were green with notable outperformance in Financials and Energy. Tech weakness was led by downside in Apple (AAPL) on lower-than-expected...

Opinion – Monday 16 September 2024

U.S. Equity Markets closed higher on Friday as Stocks were bid throughout the session with outperformance in the small caps Russell 2000 while all sectors closed green with Utilities, Communication and Materials leading, but Health Care, Real Estate and Financials...