U.S. stocks weekly: Heat advisory
Repeats from Friday with no changes to text. Updates chart
** S&P 500 .SPX gains third consecutive week, advances 0.6% .N
** Indeed, benchmark index heating up just as summer solstice hits
** And Nasdaq .IXIC ekes out third-straight weekly gain, though it may be flying on fumes
** Most sectors toasty; Consumer Discretionary and Energy bake most, while Tech and bond-proxies cool off; this, as Growth .IGX was on pace for its best month vs Value .IVX in 24 years, before stumbling relatively last 3 trading days of the week
** Consumer Discretionary .SPLRCD surges 2.5%. AutoZone's AZO.N shares accelerate after auto parts retailer's $1.5 bln buyback announcement
** Energy .SPNY ignites 1.9%. Occidental Petroleum OXY.N lifts as Warren Buffett's Berkshire BRKa.N again boosts stake
Crude prices lift for a second week on signs of improving demand; For the month so far, crude futures well up, but energy sector still in the ground
** Financials .SPSY up 1.7%. Though big U.S. banks dip Fri as living will flaws spark regulatory concerns
Still, for the week, S&P 500 banks index .SPXBK rises 1.4%, KBW regional banking index .KRX up 1.7%
** Healthcare .SPXHC up 0.6%. Gilead GILD.O extends rally on Fri on long-acting HIV drug trial success
** Tech .SPLRCT slips 0.7%. However, design software maker Autodesk ADSK.O gains after activist investor Starboard Value takes $500 mln stake
Chipmaker Nvidia NVDA.O on Tues dethrones Microsoft MSFT.O to become most valuable public co, but AI-darling on Fri falls second straight day amid profit taking. NVDA sheds 4% on the week
Semiconductor index .SOX eases 1%
** Utilities .SPLRCU down 0.8%. NextEra Energy NEE.N falls after $2 bln equity units sale
** Meanwhile, Small Cap earnings view brightens a bit
** SPX performance YTD:
SP 500 2024 YTD THROUGH JUNE 21 https://tmsnrt.rs/3KYE6di
(Lance Tupper and Terence Gabriel are Reuters market analysts. The views expressed are their own)
</body></html>Related Assets
Latest News
Disclaimer: The XM Group entities provide execution-only service and access to our Online Trading Facility, permitting a person to view and/or use the content available on or via the website, is not intended to change or expand on this, nor does it change or expand on this. Such access and use are always subject to: (i) Terms and Conditions; (ii) Risk Warnings; and (iii) Full Disclaimer. Such content is therefore provided as no more than general information. Particularly, please be aware that the contents of our Online Trading Facility are neither a solicitation, nor an offer to enter any transactions on the financial markets. Trading on any financial market involves a significant level of risk to your capital.
All material published on our Online Trading Facility is intended for educational/informational purposes only, and does not contain – nor should it be considered as containing – financial, investment tax or trading advice and recommendations; or a record of our trading prices; or an offer of, or solicitation for, a transaction in any financial instruments; or unsolicited financial promotions to you.
Any third-party content, as well as content prepared by XM, such as: opinions, news, research, analyses, prices and other information or links to third-party sites contained on this website are provided on an “as-is” basis, as general market commentary, and do not constitute investment advice. To the extent that any content is construed as investment research, you must note and accept that the content was not intended to and has not been prepared in accordance with legal requirements designed to promote the independence of investment research and as such, it would be considered as marketing communication under the relevant laws and regulations. Please ensure that you have read and understood our Notification on Non-Independent Investment. Research and Risk Warning concerning the foregoing information, which can be accessed here.
