LOOK AHEAD: Thursday Calendar: Weekly Claims, Unit Labor, Fed Speakers

• US equity indexes made moderate gains Monday, the tech-heavy Nasdaq marking a new record high of approximately 27,840 while SPX emini and DJIA indexes remain shy of record highs marked in early to mid-August.
• Currently, the DJIA trades +0.%, SPX +0.%, Nasdaq +0.%.
• A mix of software & services, hardware, and communication services sector shares led advances in late trade. PTC Inc surged +33.76% after Schneider Electric agreed to acquire the industrial software company in a definitive all-cash deal valued at $22.6 billion.
• Other gainers included llumina Inc +7.11%, Western Digital Corp +6.41%, AppLovin Corp +5.92% and Seagate Technology Holdings +5.04%.
• The following buoyed the communication services sector: AppLovin Corp +5.92%, EchoStar Corp +4.67% and Reddit Inc +2.46%.
• Laggers in late Monday trade: CH Robinson Worldwide Inc -10.86%, Lennar Corp -7.41%, Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc -5.02% and Bristol-Myers Squibb Co -4.01%.
• Reminder, equity earning pick up next week:
  • Tuesday, October 13: Goldman Sachs, Wells Fargo & Co, JPMorgan Chase and Citigroup.
  • Wednesday, October 14: Blackrock Inc, Bank of America Corp, Morgan Stanley and State Street Corp
  • Thursday, October 15: Charles Schwab Corp, US Bancorp, Bank of New York Mellon and PNC Financial Services.

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent
Treasury Department
@SecScottBessent
Operation Economic Outcast is delivering results: the rial has plunged to record lows, Iran loaded zero crude oil onto tankers last month, and even Iran’s top security official has admitted the country is facing one of the most difficult periods in its history.

The Iranian regime allows its own people to suffer while it pours resources into terrorism. Operation Economic Outcast will not stop until the Iranian regime understands that the Trump Administration will never allow the regime to fund terrorism and develop a nuclear weapon.

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