September 18, 2024 15:22 GMT
US STOCKS: Equities Roundup
US STOCKS
- Stocks clung near steady to modestly mixed levels Wednesday, inside session ranges as markets await today's FOMC policy announcement. The DJIA trades down 60.87 points (-0.15%) at 41543.94, S&P E-Minis down 5.5 points (-0.1%) at 5696, Nasdaq down 8.4 points (0%) at 17627.84.
- Information Technology and Consumer Discretionary sectors led gainers in the first half, hardware and semiconductor makers supporting the IT sector: Super Micro Computer +2.07%, Apple +2.0 while Enphase gained 1.31%.
- The Consumer Discretionary sector led by a mix of stocks: GM +2.33% after announcing EV customer access to Tesla's supercharge network. Meanwhile, Deckers Outdoor gained 1.72%, Carnival Corp +1.66%.
- On the flipside, Materials and Finance sectors underperformed in the first half, chemical makers weighing on the former: Avery Dennison -2.75%, Albemarle -2.44%, Lind PLC -0.96%.
- Meanwhile, financial services shares weighed on the Finance sector with American Express -1.27%, Synchrony -1.26%, Visa -0.88%.
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