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Late Equity Roundup: Finishing Strong

US STOCKS

Stocks trading firmer heading into the FI close, near late session highs after trimming gains around midday w/ SPX emini futures ESM2 at 4149.25 (+28.0).

  • SPX leading/lagging sectors: Energy sector continued to outperform (+2.84%) lead by O&G shares, while Industrials (+1.01%) outpaced Information Technology and Health Care both +0.90%. Laggers: Consumer Discretionary (-0.81%) as internet and direct marketing retailers remained weaker: Etsy -3.88% at 80.58, Amazon -2.28% at 121.94, Ebay -0.61% at 47.38.
  • DJIA +185.29 (0.56%) at 33103.93; Nasdaq +89.3 (0.7%) at 12151.64.
  • Dow Industrials Leaders/Laggers: United Health Care leads (UNH) +4.20 at 494.38, cloud-based software company Salesforce.com remains strong +4.11 at 186.98 followed by Chevron (CVX) +3.30 at 180.13 as crude rebounds. Laggers: Home Depot (HD) remains weak but off lows at 299.02 (-4.87), Walmart (WMT) -1.80 at 123.07.

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