US STOCKS: Early Equities Roundup: Off Lows Despite Retaliatory Tariff Volley
Apr-09 15:40
Stocks have see-sawed off early overnight lows ahead midday despite China (84%) and the EU (E21B) announcing retaliatory tariffs against the US Wednesday morning. Currently, the DJIA trades down 3.06 points (-0.01%) at 37632.5, S&P E-Minis down 0.25 points (-0.01%) at 5020.25, Nasdaq up 126.9 points (0.8%) at 15391.6.
Information Technology and Consumer Discretionary sectors outperformed in the first half, hardware and semiconductor makers buoyed the tech sector: Advanced Micro Devices +5.28%, Intel Corp +4.69%, Apple +3.90%, Skyworks Solutions +3.68% and Teradyne +3.05%.
The Consumer Discretionary sector was supported by: Tesla +3.51%, Wynn Resorts +2.81%, Expedia Group +1.87%, Chipotle Mexican Grill +1.78% and MGM Resorts International +1.61%
On the flipside, Utilities and Health Care sectors underperformed, alternative energy providers weighing on the former: Entergy Corp -3.52%, Evergy -3.32%, NiSource -2.91%, Duke Energy -2.72% and NextEra Energy -2.71%.
Meanwhile, pharmaceuticals weighed on the Health Care sector: Bristol-Myers Squibb -5.73%, AbbVie -5.68%, Incyte Corp -4.88%, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals -4.77% and Eli Lilly -4.53%.
Reminder, banks kick off the latest earnings cycle this Friday with Bank of New York Mellon, Wells Fargo & Co, JPMorgan Chase and Morgan Stanley reporting.
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