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Late Equity Roundup: Inching Higher, Energy, Real Estate Leading

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  • Stocks making marginal gains again after trading weaker in the second half, lending to the opinion of profit taking/position squaring ahead Friday's data.
  • Others had suggested marginally hawkish ECB sources piece and the EU/Ukraine news helped cap the rally. Our political risk analyst notes on the latter that the accession process will likely be drawn out, and faces an unclear track considering complications from the war ongoing with Russia.
  • Currently, DJIA trades up 106.49 points (0.29%) at 37197.67, S&P E-Mini futures up 9 points (0.19%) at 4770, Nasdaq up 13.8 points (0.1%) at 14748.08.
  • Leading gainers: Energy and Real Estate sectors continued to outperform in late trade, energy and equipment service shares buoyed the former as crude prices bounce (WTI +2.0 at 71.47): Schlumberger +6.12%, Halliburton +2.62%, Baker Hughes +2.19%. Oil and gas shares also traded stronger: Hess Corp +3.63%, Chevron +3.15%, Valero +2.72%. Real Estate management and service shares supported the latter: CBRE Group +4.85%, CoStar Group +2.24%.
  • Laggers: Consumer Staples and Utilities sectors underperformed in late trade, household products weighed on the former: Clorox and Church & Dwight both down -3.3%, Procter & Gamble -2.42, Kimberly-Clark -2.13. Meanwhile, multi-energy providers weighed on the Utilities sector: Ameren -6.96% amid concerns the Illinois Commerce Commission may negatively impact the firm its regular open meeting, WEC Energy -2.32%, Public Services Enterprises -2.01%.

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