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Late Equity Roundup: Mildly Lower on Week

US STOCKS

Equity indexes weaker into the close are off session lows, upper half of range SPX emini futures, ESM2 currently -30.25 points (-0.73%) at 4113.75 -- near week opener of 4146.25.

  • Earnings cycle past the halfway mark, resumes Monday w/ Duke Energy (DUK), Tyson (TSN) before the open, Trex (TREX), Int Flavor/Fragrances (IFF), Cargurus (CARG) after the close.
  • SPX leading/lagging sectors: Energy sector extends earlier gains (+2.91%) O&G consumables outpacing energy and equipment serving names. Utilities sector follows (+0.81%). Laggers: Materials sector holding near lows (-1.40%) w/ construction materials shares lagging; Communications sector (-1.30%).
  • Meanwhile, Dow Industrials currently trades -97.15 points (-0.29%) at 32901.08, Nasdaq -173 points (-1.4%) at 12144.66.
  • Dow Industrials Leaders/Laggers: United Health outperforms (UNH) +5.10 at 499.82, Chevron (CVX) +4.00 at 170.26. Laggers: Home Depot (HD) continues to sag -4.47 at 294.64, Nike (NKE) -3.62 at 115.01.

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