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Stocks Return Higher After Mid-Week Pause

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  • Equities head into the Thursday close higher, with tech outperforming to boost the NASDAQ ahead the other main US indices. Stock futures are trading well, but the mid-week highs in the e-mini S&P remain in tact at 4419.75, just ahead of the alltime highs printed last week.
  • Across the S&P 500, energy and financials are outperforming thanks to a stabilisation above the lows in oil prices and a modest steepening of the Treasury curve, but gains are mild as markets look ahead to Friday's payrolls release.
  • Individual strength was seen in re-opening sensitive firms including Penn National Gaming, American Airlines and Norwegian Cruiselines, which have underperformed since mid-July over concerns surrounding the Delta variant of COVID.
  • European trade was more mixed, with UK's FTSE-100 finishing modestly lower while continental markets enjoyed a higher close of between 0.3-0.5%.

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