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Late Equity Roundup: Utilities, Consumer Staples Continue to Weigh

US STOCKS

Stock indexes trade mildly mixed after the FI close, Dow components lagging, SPX near steady, Nasdaq making modest gains. Utilities and Consumer Staples continue to weigh on SPX, currently trading -7.25 (-0.18%) at 362.75; DJIA - 103.91 (-0.36%) at 29153.51; Nasdaq +20 (0.2%) at 10819.8.

  • SPX leading/lagging sectors: Energy sector (+1.57%) finally rebounds from heavy selling last few sessions as crude trades higher (WTI +1.85 at 78.56). Materials (+0.28%) and Consumer Discretionary (+0.24%) follow, bounce in autos sector leading the latter. Laggers: Consumer Staples (-1.59%), Utilities (-1.37%) w/ American Electric (AEP), Entergy (ETR), Edison Int (EIX) and Eversource Energy (WEC) between lower -$2.25-2.50 lower.
  • Dow Industrials Leaders/Laggers: United Health (UNH) +1.77 at 510.13, Salesforce.Com (CRM) +1.58 at 147.90, Home Depot (HD) +1.44 at 268.02, Apple (APL) +1.06 at 151.83. Laggers: McDonalds (MCD) -6.05 at 237.71, Goldman Sachs (GS) -3.42 at 291.20, Visa (V) -2.28 at 178.27.

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