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Late Equity Roundup: Near Late Lows, Utilities, Cons Disc, IT Lagging

US STOCKS
  • Stocks continued to decline following this morning's weaker than expected consumer confidence and home sales data. drifting near late session lows as apprehension ahead a likely US government shutdown this Saturday spurs position unwinds.
  • Currently, the DJIA is down 386.64 points (-1.14%) at 33619.18, S&P E-Mini Future down 66.25 points (-1.51%) at 4312.25, Nasdaq down 214.3 points (-1.6%) at 13056.12.
  • Laggers: Utilities, Consumer Discretionary and Information Technology sectors underperformed in the second half, electric and multi energy providers weighed on the former: Sempra and Dominion Energy -3.4, Alliant and Constellation Energy -3.3%.
  • Broadline retailers weighed on Consumer Discretionary stocks: Etsy -4.3%, while Amazon -4.2% after the Federal Trade Commission, and 17 state attorneys general, have filed a large-scale antitrust lawsuit against tech giant Amazon. Washington Post reports that the suit, "seeks to bar the company from allegedly abusing its powers to raise prices for shoppers and levy high fees against businesses that sell on its platform."
  • Leaders: Energy and Health Care sectors outperformed, oil and gas exploration stocks led gainers: EOG Resources +0.75%, Pioneer Natural Resources +0.35%. Pharmaceuticals and biotech shares buoyed the Health Care sector: Incyte Corp and Gilead both +1.3%, Biogen Inc +1.04%.

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