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Late Equity Roundup: Energy Sector Remains Strong

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Stock indexes remain mixed in late trade, strong Energy sector helping SPX stave off weaker Health Care, Real Estate and Utilities sectors., Nasdaq outpacing weaker DJIA. Currently, SPX eminis trade -3.5 (-0.08%) at 4137.5; DJIA -124.42 (-0.

38%) at 32939.88; Nasdaq +34.9 (0.3%) at 12417.5.

  • SPX leading/lagging sectors: As noted Energy sector continues to outperform (+3.52%) buoyed by Haliburton (HAL) +6.95%, Occidental (OXY) +7.10%, Marathon (MRO) +4.38%, Schlumberger (SLB) +6.47% and Diamondback Energy (FANG) +3.29%. Materials (+0.99) and Consumer Discretionary follow (+0.65%). Laggers: Real Estate (-1.30%), Health Care (--1.08%) weighed by Medtronics (MDT) -2.77%, Communication Services (-0.54%).
  • Dow Industrials Leaders/Laggers: Caterpillar (CAT) +4.94 at 196.70, Chevron (CVX) +4.68 at 161.58 and Boeing (BA) +1.40 at 160.38. Laggers: United Health (UNH) -6.94 at 537.63, Home Depot (HD) -5.04 at 307.21 and Procter & Gamble (PG) -2.96 at 146.37.
  • Notable earnings annc's yet this week: Salesforce.com (CRM $1.028 est and Nvidia (NVDA) $0.532 est late Wednesday, Dell late Thursday $1.636 est.

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