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Equity Roundup: Gaining After Early Rocky Ride

US STOCKS

Stocks back to making modest session gains at noon after rocky ride in the first half. SPX eminis currently trading +23.5 (0.59%) at 3986; DJIA +21.62 (0.07%) at 31897.04; Nasdaq +118 (1%) at 12015.77.

  • Ongoing earnings releases proving positive: Dow Inc (DOW) $2.31 vs. $2.145 est, DR Horton (DHI) $4.67 vs. $4.473, ATT (T) $0.65 vs. $0.616, AutoNation (AN) $6.48 vs. $6.185, Marsh & McLennan (MMC) $1.91 vs. $1.856. American Airlines (AAL) near in-line at $0.76 vs $0.764 est.
    • Sampling of post-close annc's: Boston Beer (SAM) $4.423 est, PPG Ind $1.752 est, Tenet Healthcare (THC) $0.827 est, Seagate (STX) $1.9132 est, SVB Financial (SIVB) $7.723.
  • SPX leading/lagging sectors: Consumer Discretionary outperformed for second day running (+1.85%) - autos leading w/ Tesla up 9% after reporting better than exp earnings late Wed ($2.27 vs. $1.855), Health Care bounced (+1.21%), Information Technology (+1.15%). Laggers: Energy (-2.64%), Communication Services (-0.43%).
  • Dow Industrials Leaders/Laggers: Goldman Sachs (GS) +5.43 at 326.88, Visa Inc (V) +2.81 at 216.18, Salesforce.com (CRM) +2.31 at 184.71. Laggers: IBM -2.90 at 126.28, Travelers Cos (TRV) -2.83 at 155.37, Chevron (CVX) -2.04 at 144.48.

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