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Late Equity Roundup, SPX Mildly Weaker as Tsy Yields Surge Higher

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Still weaker, stocks managed to bounce after extending session lows after Fed Chair Powell made hawkish comments from early afternoon NABE conf: willingness to make "more than 25bp" hikes at each meeting in order to keep inflation in check if needed.
  • Even higher crude levels (WTI +7.92 at 112.62) did little to dampen share prices while Tsy yields continued to climb to levels not seen since Aug 2019: 30YY hit 2.5531% late, equity index markets rebounded to mildly weaker levels in comparison:
    • SPX emini traded -14.5 (-0.33%) at 4439.5, while Dow trades -294.52 (-0.85%) at 34463.4, and Nasdaq -107.3 points (-0.8%) at 13788.81.
  • SPX leading/lagging sectors: Bounce in crude a tailwind for Energy sector (+4.03%) with multiple petroleum drillers, manufacturers, pipelines trading higher. Materials and Utilities sectors distant second (both appr +.64%), mining, drilling and energy transmission outperforming.
  • Laggers: Communication Services (-1.27%) with media and entertainment lagging amid reports of Apple, Amazon and Google experiencing outages; Consumer discretionary (-1.07%) - outperforming autos tempered by weaker retailing, consumer services and durables.
  • Dow Industrials Leaders/Laggers: Caterpillar (CAT) +2.83 at 223.74 and Chevron (CVX) +3.62 at 165.35. Laggers: Home Depot (HD) -12.0 at 328.74; Boeing (BA) -6.61, 186.22 under pressure after 737 crash in Guangxi province, China.

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