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Equity Roundup: Hold Midday Gains, Comm Services, IT Outperform

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Major indexes trading firmer, near midday highs Friday, Communication Services and Information Technology sectors outperforming. SPX eminis currently trades +37.75 (0.96%) at 3952.25; DJIA +127.94 (0.39%) at 33167.05; Nasdaq +171.1 (1.6%) at 11020.85.

  • SPX leading/lagging sectors: Communication Services (+2.82%) underpinned by interactive media and entertainment names: Netflix (NFLX) +6.5% after reporting huge subscriber addition in 4th quarter +7.66 million vs. 4.57 million est. Other leaders: Match +5.10%, Google +4.26%, Dish +4.24%. IT (+1.56%) lead by software and servicer names (FIS +4.21%, ADSK +3.63%, INTU +3.31%).
  • Laggers: Utilities (-0.6%), Health Care (-0.4%) and Real Estate (-0.2%) sectors underperformed, pharmaceuticals and biotechs weighed on Health Care sector.
  • Dow Industrials Leaders/Laggers: Microsoft (MSFT) rallied +6.30 to 238.23 after annc plan to lay off 10,000 employees. Salesforce (CRM) +3.82 at 150.23, American Express (AXP) +3.79 at 150.20. Laggers: Goldman Sachs (GS) -9.78 at 340.97, JNJ -1.71 at 167.82, AMGN -1.24 at 260.79.

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