February 29, 2024 20:11 GMT
Late Equities Roundup: Late Chip Rally Boosts IT, Energy Reverses
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- Stocks have have recovered from midday selling in late trade, potential for whippy month end trade ahead. At the moment, DJIA trades down 4.64 points (-0.01%) at 38940.51, S&P E-Minis up 15 points (0.3%) at 5095.5, Nasdaq up 93.8 points (0.6%) at 16039.99.
- Leading Gainers: Energy sector reversed earlier lead as crude support evaporated (WTI -.50 at 78.04), replaced by Real Estate and Information Technology sectors. Investment trusts lead the Real Estate sector for the second day running, particularly Office and Specialized REITS: Iron Mountain +3.97%, Alexandria Real Estate +3.81%, American Tower +3.43%.
- Strong bid for semiconductor stocks supported the IT sector in late trade: Advanced Micro Devices +8.23%, Enphase +6.17%, Skyworks Solutions +2.76% while Nvidia climbed 2.25%.
- Laggers: Health Care and Financial sectors continued to underperform in late trade, equipment and services shares weighed on the Health Care sector: GE HEalthcare -3.19%, Molina Healthcare -2.45% while Baxter Int traded -2.15%. Insurance names weighed on the Financials sector: Marsh & McClennan -1.92%, Arch Capital -1.77%, Globe Life -1.57%.
- Looking ahead: corporate earnings after the close include: Autodesk Inc, Hewlett Packard Enterprises, Dell Technologies and B Riley Financials.
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