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Late Equities Roundup: SPX Eminis Back Near Contract Highs

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  • Stocks are drifting higher in late Monday trade, S&P Eminis poised to overtake last Friday's contract high oo 4934.25. Currently, S&P E-Mini futures are up 14.25 points (0.29%) at 4930.75, Nasdaq up 92.9 points (0.6%) at 15548, DJIA up 45.52 points (0.12%) at 38155.12.
  • Leading gainers: Consumer Discretionary and Communication Services sectors outperformed in late trade. Auto makers buoyed the Discretionary sector for the second day running: Tesla up +3.2% after falling over -12% last Thursday on poor sales guidance and several downgrades, while parts maker Aptiv gained 0.94%. Meanwhile, interactive media and entertainment shares led Communication Services higher in the second half: Meta +1.61%, Disney +1.29%, Netflix +0.80%.
  • Laggers: Energy and Financial sector shares underperformed late Monday, oil and gas shares weighed on the former: OneOK -1.69%, APA Corp -1.43%, Coterra Energy -1.44% as crude pared last week's late gains (WTI currently -1.07 at 76.94). Meanwhile, insurance names weighed on the Financials sector: Arthur J Gallagher, Aon and Aflac all down appr 1.3%.
  • Looking ahead: flood of earnings announcements this week: Nucor Corp, Corning, Pfizer, UPS, GM, MSFT, Alphabet, Starbucks, Boeing, Boston Scientific. Mastercard, MetLife and Meta by Wednesday.

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