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Late Equity Roundup Holding Midrange Into Month End

US STOCKS

Major stock indexes holding weaker but well off mid-morning session lows with month/half-yr end rebalancing on traders minds: SPX eminis trading -35 (-0.92%) at 3787 vs. 3741.75 low; DJIA -292.05 (-0.94%) at 30745.06; Nasdaq -145.5 (-1.3%) at 11034.86.

  • SPX leading/lagging sectors: Utilities outperform (+1.16%) followed by a rebound in Real Estate (+0.35%) and Industrials (+0.04%). Laggers: After making strong gains Mon-Tue, Energy sector (-2.55%) continues to trade weaker w/ Crude (WTI -4.00 at 105.78), Exxon, Marathon, Hess, Phillips 66 all weaker; next up: Materials (-1.41%) followed by Consumer Discretionary (-1.38%) with retailing and autos lagging.
  • Dow Industrials Leaders/Laggers: Travelers Insurance (TRV) +2.95 at 168.75, Proctor Gamble (PG) +1.47 at 143.67, Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) +0.74 at 177.73, while Home Depot (HD) pares earlier gains to to 274.74 (+0.87). Laggers: Salesforce (CRM) -6.26 at 164.35, Goldman Sachs (GS) -5.59 at 297.69, Caterpillar (CAT) -4.59 at 178.89.

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