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Late Equity Roundup: Extending Post-FOMC Highs, IT Leading

US STOCKS

Major indexes trading near late session highs after bouncing early in Chairman Powell's press conference. Information Technology and Consumer Discretionary sectors outperforming. SPX eminis currently trades +71.25 (1.74%) at 4162; DJIA +241.54 (0.71%) at 34332.74; Nasdaq +316.4 (2.7%) at 11902.14.

  • SPX leading/lagging sectors: IT (+2.87%) as semiconductor shares extend gains (AMD+12.55%, MPWR +7.86%, NVDA +7.5%, AMAT +6.42%). Consumer Discretionary (+2.3%) buoyed by auto makers late (TSLA +5.36%, F +2.74%).
  • Laggers: Energy (-1.26%) weighed by O&G/Consumables subsector shares (MPC -4.01% HES -3.66, EOG -3.51%, COP -3.34%).
  • Dow Industrials Leaders/Laggers: Microsoft (MSFT) +5.0 at 252.81, Salesforce.com (CRM) +4.19 at 172.10, Home Depot (HD) +3.30 at 327.47. Laggers: Amgen (AMGN) -7.44 at 244.96, Travelers (TRV) -5.37 at 185.75, Chevron (CVX) -2.71 at 171.31.
  • Earning after the close: Allstate (ALL; -$1.36 est), Murphy USA (MUSA; $6.36 est); MetLife (MET; $1.64 est), META ($2.26 est), McKesson (MCK; $6.35 est

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