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Stocks Hold Lofty Heights, But Further Gains Hard to Come By

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  • The S&P 500 inched higher Tuesday to touch new all-time highs at 4,086.23 for the cash index. Gains were minimal, however, as progress in consumer staples and utilities was tempered by weakness in technology and real estate firms.
  • In futures markets, the e-mini S&P faltered at 4,076 before dipping back into negative territory, indicating that further swift gains could be harder to come by as the divergence from the 50-dma widens to its highest level since February.
  • Across Europe, gains were more uniform with all major indices closing higher. Strength was noted in UK's FTSE-100 as GBP weakness flattered the index. Italy's FTSE-MIB lagged slightly, but still managed to close with gains of 0.2%.

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