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Equity Roundup: Energy Sector Buoys SPX

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Stock indexes mixed ahead midday, strong Energy sector helping SPX stave off weaker Health Care, Real Estate and Utilities sectors., Nasdaq outpacing DJIA.

Currently, SPX eminis trade -8.25 (-0.2%) at 4133.5; DJIA -151.91 (-0.46%) at 32911.49; Nasdaq +4.6 (0%) at 12386.1.

  • Technicals: A corrective cycle remains in play in the S&P E-Minis contract, signaling scope for a deeper pullback near-term. This is allowing an overbought reading in momentum studies to unwind. The 20-day EMA has been breached and attention turns to the 50-day EMA, at 4080.86. Key resistance and the bull trigger is at 4327.50, the Aug 16 high. Initial resistance is at 4221.50, Monday’s high.
  • Notable earnings annc's yet this week: Salesforce.com (CRM $1.028 est and Nvidia (NVDA) $0.532 est late Wednesday, Dell late Thursday $1.636 est.
  • SPX leading/lagging sectors: As noted Energy sector continues to outperform (+3.79%) buoyed by Haliburton (HAL) +7.91%, Occidental (OXY) +7.33%, Marathon (MRO) +6.09%, Schlumberger (SLB) +6.47% and Diamondback Energy (FANG) +5.15%. Materials (+0.74) and Consumer Discretionary follow (+0.31%). Laggers: Health Care (--1.34%) weighed by Medtronics (MDT) -3.36%, Real Estate (-1.27%) and Utilities (-0.68%).
  • Dow Industrials Leaders/Laggers: Caterpillar (CAT) +5.07 at 196.83, Chevron (CVX) +4.70 at 161.60 and Boeing (BA) +1.35 at 160.33. Laggers: United Health (UNH) -8.57 at 536.00, Home Depot (HD) -5.84 at 306.41 and Amgen (AMGN) -3.12 at 243.78.

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