U.S. stocks weekly: Rocky
** S&P 500 .SPX falls second straight week, loses 0.8% in choppy trading .N
** Nasdaq composite .IXIC internal measure hits hurdle, and 50-day moving average may be a magnet; IXIC loses 2.1%
** Small-cap Russell 2000 .RUT: More thrust, or bust?; RUT advances 3.5%
** Though, by Fri, after sharp slide, SPX seeks to stabilize
** In the end, just a minority of sectors rattled; Communication Services most unsteady, while defensive plays and Healthcare are ballasts
** Communication Services .SPLRCL dive 3.8%. Google parent Alphabet GOOGL.O falls as rising AI capex overshadows Q2 beat, and drops after Microsoft-backed MSFT.O OpenAI tests SearchGPT online search tool
Warner Bros Discovery WBD.O declines after failing to renew NBA broadcasting rights
** Tech .SPLRCT retreats 2.4%. U.S. chip stocks extend selloff after disappointing earnings from firms across the globe, and on AI rally sustainability jitters
Semiconductor index .SOX sags ~3%
But IBM IBM.N climbs after rev beat, software business forecast boost
** Consumer Discretionary .SPLRCD falls 2.3%. Ford F.N skids 20% after Q2 profit miss as quality issues linger. Tesla TSLA.O slumps as profit margins drop to over five-yr lows
** Industrials .SPLRCI gain 1.1%. 3M MMM.N soars as strong results highlight cost cuts, growth push. Though UPS UPS.N falls after Q2 results miss as cheap deliveries weigh on earnings
** S&P Financials .SPSY up 1.3%. MSCI MSCI.N among top sector gainers, rallies 9% after Q2 profit rises on robust demand
S&P 500 banks index .SPXBK up ~1%; KBW regional banking index .KRX advances 5.4%
** Healthcare .SPXHC rises 1.4%. Insurer Molina Healthcare MOH.N jumps after Q2 beat on higher premiums from Medicaid plans
In contrast, Dexcom DXCM.O plunges as glucose monitor maker's rev forecast cut spooks investors. DXCM dives 43% on the week
** Meanwhile, individual investor bulls tumble, bears jump
** SPX performance YTD:
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(Lance Tupper and Terence Gabriel are Reuters market analysts. The views expressed are their own)
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