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Late Equities Roundup: Off Morning Highs

US STOCKS
  • Stocks are mixed in late Monday trade, paring gains after S&P Eminis and Nasdaq indexes marked new all-time highs (5,637.50 and 18,389.46 respectively). Currently, the DJIA is down 52.77 points (-0.13%) at 39323.44, S&P E-Minis up 1 points (0.02%) at 5622.5, Nasdaq up 31.6 points (0.2%) at 18384.74.
  • Information Technology and Materials sectors continued to lead gainers in late trade, semiconductor makers buoyed the former: Intel +5.56%, Enphase +4.23%, AMD +3.30%. Shares of chemical makers a close second: Ecolab +2.25%, FMC Corp +1.85%, Int Flavors and Fragrances +1.75%.
  • On the flipside, Communication Services and Energy sectors remained weaker in late trade, interactive media and entertainment shares weighed on the former: Paramount reversed early gains after announcing details of a $8B merger with Skydance Media to -4.36% (no debt required for merger, while $400M fee will be incurred if deal does not go through), Charter communications -3.33%, Meta -2.34%.
  • Meanwhile, oil and gas shares traded weaker as crude inched lower (WTI -0.96 at 82.20). Valero -2.70%, Phillips66 -1.73%, Exxon Mobil -1.54%.
  • Reminder, the latest equity earnings cycle kicks off in earnest Friday, banks headline: Wells Fargo, Bank of NY Mellon, JP Morgan and Citigroup.

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