US STOCKS: Midday Equities Roundup: Dow Leading Gainers for the Moment
May-05 15:30
Stocks are trading mixed ahead Midday Monday, SPX eminis and Nasdaq weaker but off lows, while the DJIA is making modest gains. Currently, the DJIA trades up 26.44 points (0.06%) at 41345.01, S&P E-Minis down 22.75 points (-0.4%) at 5686.5, Nasdaq down 96.4 points (-0.5%) at 17881.92.
Energy, Information Technology and Consumer Discretionary sectors underperformed in the first half, oil and gas shares weighing on the former as crude prices continued to fall (WTI -1.61 at 56.68): APA Corp -3.89%, Occidental Petroleum -3.50%, ConocoPhillips -3.11%, Exxon Mobil -2.71%.
The tech sector weighed by ON Semiconductor -7.85%, First Solar -5.42% and Apple -3.17%. Meanwhile, Tesla -3.51%, Starbucks -2.60%, Amazon.com -1.18% and NIKE -1.14% weighed on the discretionary sector.
On the positive side, Industrials and Real Estate sectors led gainers early Monday: Delta Air Lines +3.10%, United Airlines Holdings +2.25%, Uber Technologies +2.12% and Generac Holdings +2.08%.
Investment trusts buoyed the Real Estate sector: Iron Mountain +1.33%, Digital Realty Trust +1.14% and Equinix +1.04%.
Latest earnings after the close include: Neurocrine Biosciences, Ford Motor, Mattel Inc, Clorox, Diamondback Energy, Coterra Energy, Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Celanese, Williams Cos, Realty Income, Hims & Hers Health and Palantir Technologies .
MNI EXCLUSIVE: MNI Interviews Ex-BOC Advider on Monetary Policy
May-05 15:28
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