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Equity Roundup, Diversified Banks Buoy Financials

US STOCKS

Major indexes trading near steady to mixed, off recent lows to inside narrow session range. SPX eminis currently trade -9.25 (-0.24%) at 3869.25; DJIA -34.89 (0.11%) at 32957.32; Nasdaq -87.8 (-0.8%) at 10618.14.

  • SPX leading/lagging sectors: Diversified banks helping Financial sector shares (+0.71%) w/ JPM, BAC, WFC and PNC all appr +1%, Consumer Staples a close second (+0.67%) lead by food/beverage and tobacco shares. Energy sector next up (+0.51%) partially tied to firmer crude prices (WTI +1.45 at 75.74) w/ O&G refiners leading: Marathon (MPC) +1.78%, Valero (VLO) +1.5%, Phillips 66 (PSX) +0.91%).
  • Laggers: Information Technology (-0.91%) weighed by hardware/storage makers (AAPL -1.5%); Communication Services (-0.47%) weighed by media & entertainment shares: Warner Bros/Discovery -3.33%, Disney (-2.41%).
  • Dow Industrials Leaders/Laggers: Travelers Ins (TRV) +2.81 at 185.61, Caterpillar (CAT) +2.54 at 235.26, United Health (UNH) +2.54 at 526.24.
  • Laggers: Microsoft )MSFT) -2.11 at 242.58, Home Depot (HD) -2.10 at 321.24.

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