April 17, 2024 15:42 GMT
Stocks Slide Through Close as Risk Aversion Pervades
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- US equity futures plumb new pullback lows in recent trade, with the e-mini S&P hitting 5066.00 to show below yesterday's lows and narrow the gap with the 100-dma support at 5006.21 in the process. Today's price action confirms seven consecutive sessions of lower lows for the index, as markets undergo a corrective cycle off alltime highs.
- NYSE's TICK index shows a net ~1150 names on the downtick at 1130ET/1630BST, contributing to the latest weight going through headline indices.
- Tech names bearing the brunt of the sell-off, chipmakers in particular - taking the lead from the >6% slide in ASML in Europe after-earnings.
- Geopolitical risk backdrop remains fraught as markets await retaliatory steps from Israel after the weekend drone attack from Iran. Earlier Sky News report cited ex-Mossad intel chief as saying nuclear sites are "on the table" - which would mark a severe escalation of tensions in the region.
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