The mouse that roared: Small caps besting the biggies again, banks slide
Main U.S. indexes modestly green, Nasdaq leads
Tech leads S&P sectors; Comm Svcs weakest group
Euro STOXX 600 index up ~0.5%
Dollar, gold dip; bitcoin, crude advance
U.S. 10-Year Treasury yield ~flat at ~4.19%
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THE MOUSE THAT ROARED: SMALL CAPS BESTING THE BIGGIES AGAIN, BANKS SLIDE
Stocks are moving higher early Friday, as investors drift toward the finish line of a week fraught by high-stakes data, congressional testimony from Fed Chair Jerome Powell, and the beginning of second-quarter earnings season.
All three major U.S. indexes are gaining, with the Nasdaq .IXIC ahead of the pack.
The underdogs are outperforming again, with small caps .RUT, housing .HGX and transports .DJT breezily outdoing the broader market.
Meanwhile, the FANG+ index of megacap growth stocks .NYFANG is slightly red.
For the week, the S&P 500 .SPX and the Dow .DJI appear to be on track to log advances, while the tech-laden Nasdaq, seems to be threatening to snap its 5-week streak of Friday-to-Friday gains.
A trio of large U.S. banks fired the second-quarter earnings season starter pistol by reporting mixed results.
JPMorgan Chase JPM.N and Citigroup C.N beat profit estimates thanks to a resurgence in their respective investment banking businesses, while Wells Fargo WFC.N fell shy of interest income expectations.
All three are down between 1.5% and 6.5% directly out of the gate, while the S&P Banking index .SPXBK is off more than 2.0%.
On the macro side, the Labor Department's PPI report defied expectations by adding heat, with upward revisions to prior-month data adding salt to the wound.
Here's where things stood as of 0947 ET (1347 GMT):
(Stephen Culp)
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