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Equity Roundup: Real Estate, Materials and Financials Leading

US STOCKS

Stock indexes trading steady/mixed, respite from midweek selling with SPX near middle of range, Real Estate, Materials and Financial shares outperforming ahead midday. Currently, SPX eminis trade steady at 3654.25 vs. 3627.0 low; DJIA -89.82 (-0.31%) at 29133.44; Nasdaq +46.4 (0.4%) at 10783.74.

  • S&P E-Minis trend conditions remain bearish and short-term gains are considered corrective. Moving average studies are in a bear mode position, highlighting the current trend direction. Attention is on key support at 3657.00, Jun 17 low. it has been pierced. A clear break would strengthen bearish conditions and confirm a resumption of the broader downtrend. This would open 3600.00. Initial firm resistance is 3936.25, Sep 20 high.
  • SPX leading/lagging sectors: Real Estate (+1.41%), Materials (+1.2%) and Financials (+0.94%) outperforming, banks outpacing diversified financials and insurance companies. Laggers: Utilities (-0.56%), Consumer Staples (-0.2%) and Consumer Discretionary (+0.16%) underperformed, the latter weighed by consumer durables and apparel.
  • Dow Industrials Leaders/Laggers: United Health (UNH) rebounds from midweek sell-off +6.71 at 515.54, Goldman Sachs (GS) +4.42 at 300.53, Microsoft (MSFT) +2.67 at 240.17. Laggers: Nike (NKE) hammered on poor earnings/inventory glut (NKE) -10.33 at 85.0, Walmart (WMT) -0.54 at 131.71.

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