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Equities Roundup: Close to Home, Energy, IT Outperforming

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  • Stocks are holding mildly mixed levels ahead midday, inside range with S&P Eminis and the Dow lagging Nasdaq at the moment: S&P E-Minis are down 2.5 points (-0.05%) at 5078.25, DJIA down 178.63 points (-0.46%) at 38891.36, Nasdaq up 34.4 points (0.2%) at 16010.21.
  • Laggers: Energy and Information Technology sectors underperformed in the first half, oil and gas shares weighing on the former: Hess Corp -3.08%, Chevron -2.14% -- both pressed on headlines that Chevron's $53B deal to buy Hess was in question with a potential bid challenge from Exxon (+0.12%). Meanwhile, software and services shares weighed on the IT sector: Adobe -1.52%, Service Now -1.03%, Fair Isaac -0.98%.
  • Leading Gainers: Utilities and Consumer Discretionary sectors underperformed in the first half, electric and multi-energy providers weighed the former: after beating earnings and raising their dividend by 25% - Constellation Energy surged by +12.84%, Public services Enterprises a distant second +2.58% while AAEP gained 2.38%. Auto and parts makers supported he Discretionary sector in the first half: Aptiv +2.04%, Borg Warner +1.69%, Tesla +1.44%.
  • Looking ahead: corporate earnings after the close include: California Resources, Devon Energy, Agilent Technologies, Vizio, First Solar, eBay and Beyon Meat.

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