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US STOCKS: Midday Equities Roundup: Chips Soar While Health Care Falls Ill
May-13 15:52
Stocks are trading mixed ahead midday Tuesday, the DJIA weaker vs. continued gains in SPX eminis and Nasdaq indexes. Currently, the DJIA trades down 123.23 points (-0.29%) at 42288.24, S&P E-Minis up 49 points (0.84%) at 5913, Nasdaq up 293.9 points (1.6%) at 19000.8.
Information Technology and Communication Services sectors buoyed the tech heavy Nasdaq and SPX eminis in the first half while health care and pharmaceutical stocks weighed heavily on the Dow after UnitedHealth suspended its 2025 guidance and it's CEO stepped down, UNH shares falling over 15.75% in the first half.
First the positive news as chip stocks soared as the Trump administration "is considering a deal to allow the UAE to import over 1 million advanced Nvidia chips, exceeding limits under Biden-era AI chip regulations" Bbg reported: First Solar +22.75%, Super Micro Computer +12.89%, Palantir Technologies +6.37%, NVIDIA +5.61% and Broadcom +4.36%.
Interactive media and entertainment shares supported the Communications services sector in the first half: Fox Corp +4.39%, Meta Platforms +3.24%, TKO Group Holdings +2.69% and Netflix +2.69%.
As noted, health care and pharmaceuticals underperformed in the first half: UnitedHealth Group -16.16%, Elevance Health -7.86%, Humana -7.75%, Centene -4.91%, CVS Health -4.81% and Merck & Co -3.99%. Meanwhile, the Consumer Staples sector weighed by Hershey -2.70%, Mondelez International -2.58%, McCormick -2.48% and Kimberly-Clark -2.26%.