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A daily bulletin featuring an overnight sharemarket summary and economic news from across the globe, broadcast in the Morgans studio before the Australian stock market opens each morning.
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S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite retreated for a third straight session
26 JUL 2024 · The S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite retreated for a third straight session amid a fresh rotation out of large cap technology into small capitalisation and value stocks - Dow added +81-points or +0.20% but settled well off its session highs. International Business Machines (IBM) Corp climbed +4.33% and was the leading performer in the 30-stock index. Boeing Co (up +2.38%), Caterpillar Inc (+2.46%) and Salesforce Inc (+2.7%) all rallied over >2%. Microsoft Corp shed -2.45%.
Wednesday, 24 July 2024: Disney down -39% as investors digested a busy corporate earnings calendar
24 JUL 2024 · US equity markets settled with modest declines as investors digested a busy corporate earnings calendar and eyed second quarter results from the first of the so-called “Magnificent Seven” of large capitalisation technology stocks after the closing bell - Dow slipped -57-points or -0.14%. Walt Disney Co (down -.39%) was the worst performer in the 30-stock index, while McDonald’s Corp (-2.12%), Nike Inc (-1.95%) and Chevron Corp (-1.85%) were also notable underperformers. Boeing Co (up +4.24%) was the best performing Dow component overnight after receiving an additional airplane order from Qatar Airways.
Tuesday, 23 July 2024: Tech stocks led the rebound on US Equity Markets
23 JUL 2024 · Technology stocks led a rebound on US equity markets following steep losses last week - Dow added +128-points or +0.32%, with Nike Inc (up +2.97%) and Salesforce Inc (+2.6%) both gaining over >2.5% to be the leading performers in the 30-stock index.
The broader S&P500 gained +1.08%, logging its best session since 5 June as more than >77% of index constituents advanced. Information Technology (up +1.96%), Communication Services (+1.21%) and Industrials (+1.07%) all rose over >1% to lead nine of the eleven primary sectors higher. Energy (down -0.72%) and Consumer Staples (-0.04%) were the only primary sectors to settle in the red overnight. Reddit Inc gained +5.3% after the social media company announced partnerships with the NBA, NFL, and other major U.S. sports leagues that will give its users access to official highlights and other content. CrowdStrike Holdings Inc slumped -13.46% to be the worst performer in the S&P 500 for a second session running as the fallout after from an update to the cybersecurity firm's software that caused a global outage in Microsoft Corp’s (-0.74%) cloud services late last week continued.
Monday, 22 July 2024: Crowdstrike slumps to be the worst performer in S&P 500
22 JUL 2024 · US equity markets retreated on Friday (19 July) as technology stocks came under fresh pressure and investors digested the impact of a global technology outage - Dow dropped -377-points or -0.93%, extending its decline over the past two sessions to over >900 points or ~2.2%. Intel Corp shed -5.42% to be the worst performer in the 30-stock index on Friday (19 July).
The broader S&P500 fell -0.71%, with Energy (down -1.29%), Information Technology (-1.27%) and Financials (-1.00%) all fell 1%+ to lead nine of the eleven primary sectors lower. Health Care (up +0.50%) and Utilities (+0.11%) were the only primary sectors to advance. Starbucks Corp rallied +6.85% after the Wall Street Journal reported that activist investor Elliott Management has taken a significant stake in the global coffee chain and is engaging with management to find ways to improve the company’s share price.
Friday, 19 July 2024: Goldman Sachs Group Inc and JPMorgan Chase & Co worst performers overnight
18 JUL 2024 · US equity markets retreated amid fresh weakness for a number of large capitalisation technology companies and as the rally among small capitalisation stocks stalled - Dow dropped -533-points or -1.29%, having logged consecutive record closing highs. Investment banks Goldman Sachs Group Inc and JPMorgan Chase & Co both fell -3.18% to be the worst performers in the 30-stock index overnight. Amazon.com Inc (down -2.22%) and Apple Inc (-2.05%) both fell over >2%.
The broader S&P500 fell -0.78% Healthcare (down -2.29%) leading ten of the eleven primary sectors lower. Energy (up +0.33%) was the only primary sector to advance overnight. Eli Lilly & Co fell -6.26%, extending the previous session’s -3.8% decline amid concerns about intensifying competition among obesity-drug developers. Swiss pharmaceutical company Roche Holding AG announced positive early-stage trial data for its experimental obesity pill a day earlier. Ozempic manufacturer Novo Nordisk A/S fell -3.48%., taking its two-day slide to almost 9%.
Wednesday, 17 July 2024: Value stocks begin to gain momentum
16 JUL 2024 · US equity markets rallied as the rotation into value stocks, which have underperformed their growth peers and the broader S&P 500, gained momentum amid building expectations of interest rate cuts - Dow rallied +743-points or +1.85% to a fresh record closing high of 40,954.48, booking its largest one-day percentage gain since June 2023, and largest daily point gain since November 2022, according to Dow Jones Market data. The Dow Jones transportation average (up +3.28% at 16,298.98) outperformed the broader indexes, logging its biggest one-day percentage gain since November and reaching its highest closing level since August 2023 as investors increasingly focused on undervalued areas of the market. Caterpillar Inc (up +4.28%) and Boeing Co (+3.87%)
Tuesday, 16 July 2024: US equity markets open on a positive footing
16 JUL 2024 · US equity markets opened the new week on a positive footing- Dow gained +211-points or +0.53% to record closing high of 40,211.72 - the first record close for the 30-stock index since 17 May and 20th this year. American Express Co (up +2.25%), Caterpillar Inc (+3.03%) and JPMorgan Chase & Co (+2.49%) all climbed over >2%.
The broader S&P500 added +0.28% to 5,631.22, touching a fresh record intra-day peak (5,666.94). Energy (up +1.56%) and Financials (+1.42%) lead six of the eleven primary sectors higher. Utilities (down -2.39%) sat at the foot of the primary sector leaderboard overnight.
Monday, 15 July 2024: DOW touches a fresh record all time intra-day high
15 JUL 2024 · US equity markets advanced on Friday (12 July), rebounding from the previous session’s sell-off albeit finished off their best levels of the session that saw all three benchmark indices more than >1% higher - Dow rallied +247-points or +0.62% to 40,000.90, touching a fresh record all time intra-day high of 40,257.24. International Business Machines (IBM) Corp (up +2.53%) and Intel Corp (+2.96%) both rose over >2.5% to be the leading performers in the stock index.
Friday, 12 July 2024: S&P 500 and Nasdaq log worst single session declines since 30 April
12 JUL 2024 · The S&P 500 and Nasdaq snapped a seven-session winning streak and logged their worst single session declines since 30 April as investors digested the latest inflation figures that triggered a rotation out of large capitalisation technology stocks - Dow edged +32-points or +0.08% higher, with Home Depot (up +2.79%) the leading performer n the 30-stock index. However, Intel Corp slumped -3.93%, while Amazon.com Inc (down -2.37%) and Apple Inc (-2.32%) and Microsoft Corp (-2.48%) all fell over >2%.
Thursday, 11 July 2024: S&P 500’s longest daily winning streak since November 2023
10 JUL 2024 · The S&P 500 and Nasdaq extended their respective rallies into a seventh consecutive session, boosted by the continued strong performance of technology stocks and recording a fresh round of record peaks that lifted the S&P 500 above >5,600 for the first time - Dow rose +429-points or +1.09% to 39,721.36, marking the 30-stock index’s best single session advance since 31 May.
A daily bulletin featuring an overnight sharemarket summary and economic news from across the globe, broadcast in the Morgans studio before the Australian stock market opens each morning.
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