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Late Equities Roundup, Extending Lows

US STOCKS
  • Stocks are trading weaker in late trade, well off early highs as longs squared ahead the start of the Jackson Hole economic symposium early Friday. Rates and stocks continue to trade weaker after Boston Fed Collins urged keeping rates higher for longer.
  • Hawkish messaging a headwind for stocks ahead Chairman Powell's speech tomorrow a 1005ET. Currently, S&P E-Mini futures are down 40.25 points (-0.91%) at 4406.75, Nasdaq down 180.2 points (-1.3%) at 13539.03, DJIA down 238.61 points (-0.69%) at 34232.27.
  • IT lead laggers the day after Nvidia beat earnings, shares of the chip maker up another 2.05% after surging over 6% late Wednesday. Nvidia also announced a $25B share buyback today. Other chip stocks, however, are not faring as well with AMD -7.6%, Enphase -6.25%, Solaredge -5.4%.
  • Meanwhile, Communication Services and Consumer Discretionary reversed the prior session gains. Netflix -3.95% weighed on the former the day shares surged on pass-word crackdown and subscriber gains. Autos weighed on discretionary sector with Tesla -2.2%.
  • Leading gainers: Financials, Energy and Real Estate sectors outperformed, insurance names buoyed the former: Prudential +2.4%, Key Corp +1.65%, Aflac +1.75%.

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