June 11, 2024 15:34 GMT
Equities Roundup: Apple Bobs to the Surface, Tempers Weaker Banks
US STOCKS
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- Stocks are trading mixed after paring modest overnight gains, Nasdaq outperforming mildly weaker S&P Eminis and DJIA indexes by late morning, narrow ranges in the lead-up to Wednesday's CPI and FOMC data/event risk. Currently, the DJIA is down 217.85 points (-0.56%) at 38648.59, S&P E-Minis down 11 points (-0.2%) at 5359.75, Nasdaq up 31.7 points (0.2%) at 17222.43.
- Financials and Utility sector shares underperformed in the first half, banks weighing on the former as US regionals took cues from EU banks amid political uncertainty following weekend parliamentary elections. Comerica -2.84%, Citigroup -2.79%, Bank of America and M&T bank both -2.40%.
- Reversing prior session gains, electricity providers weighed on the Utility sector: NextEra Energy -6.68% after lower than expected profit forecasts, Xcel Energy -0.90%, PG&E -0.70%.
- Information Technology and Real Estate sectors outperformed in the first half, hardware makers supporting the former, most notably Apple Inc +4.9% after a long awaited AI software introduction (and despite threat from Elon Musk of barring Apple integration with Tesla for same AI). Other leaders include Arista Networks +1.94% while Seagate +1.41%.
- Meanwhile, the real Estate sector was buoyed by industrial and office REITs: SBA Comm +0.99%, Extra Space Storage +0.71%, Crown Castle +0.64%.
- Notable earnings releases: Casey's General Store and Oracle after today's close, Broadcom late Wednesday, Adobe and Lennar Group late Thursday.
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