Metals & Mining Outperform on Hike Expectations, Consumer Confidence Reaches Highest Level in 24 Months

MARKETS TODAY July 25th, 2023 (Vica Partners) Overnight/US Premarket, Asian markets finished mixed, Hong Kong’s Hang Seng gained 4.10% and China’s Shanghai Composite rose 2.13%. Japan’s Nikkei 225 lost 0.06%. European markets finished mixed, London’s FTSE 100 gained 0.17% and Germany’s DAX was up 0.13%. France’s CAC 40 lost 0.07%. S&P futures opened trading at … Read more

Dow Rises as Banks Outperform, Big-Cap Chinese Tech Stocks and Metals Jump on Stimulus

MARKETS TODAY July 24th, 2023 (Vica Partners) Overnight/US Premarket, Asian markets finished mixed, Japan’s Nikkei 225 gained 1.23%, Hong Kong’s Hang Seng was down 2.13% and Hong Kong’s Hang Seng was off 0.11%. European markets finished mixed, London’s FTSE 100 gained 0.19%, Germany’s DAX up 0.08% and France’s CAC 40 lost 0.07%. S&P futures opened … Read more

S&P 500 and DOW Muted Gains Friday, Investors Seek Recession Safety in Defensive Sectors

MARKETS TODAY July 21st, 2023 (Vica Partners) Overnight/US Premarket, Asian markets finished mixed, Hong Kong’s Hang Seng gained 0.78%, Japan’s Nikkei 225 down 0.57%, China’s Shanghai Composite off 0.06%. European markets finished mixed, France’s CAC 40 up 0.65%, London’s FTSE 100 up 0.23% and Germany’s DAX lost 0.17%. S&P futures opened trading at 0.34% above … Read more

Blue-Chip Companies Rally and Utilities Pop Thursday, Ex Fed Chief Bernanke Says One Last Interest Rate Hike

MARKETS TODAY July 20th, 2023 (Vica Partners) Overnight/US Premarket, Asian markets finished lower, Japan’s Nikkei 225 down 1.23%, China’s Shanghai Composite off 0.92%, while Hong Kong’s Hang Seng ended lower 0.13%. European markets finished higher, France’s CAC 40 gained 0.79%, London’s FTSE 100 up 0.76% and Germany’s DAX is up 0.59%. S&P futures opened trading … Read more

Dow’s Eighth Straight Session Gain, Real Estate REITs and Regional Banks Rise

MARKETS TODAY July 19th, 2023 (Vica Partners) Overnight/US Premarket, Asian markets finished mixed, Japan’s Nikkei 225 gained 1.24%, China’s Shanghai Composite rose 0.03%, while Hong Kong’s Hang Seng ended lower 0.33%. European markets finished mixed, London’s FTSE 100 gained 1.80%, France’s CAC 40 gained rose 0.38% and Germany’s DAX declined 0.35%. S&P futures opened trading … Read more

DOW at Top of Leader Board Tuesday, SPDR S&P Banking ETF KRE Up +4.22%

MARKETS TODAY July 18th, 2023 (Vica Partners) Overnight/US Premarket, Asian markets finished mixed, Japan’s Nikkei 225 gained 0.32%, while Hong Kong’s Hang Seng -2.05% and China’s Shanghai Composite -0.37%, ended lower. European markets finished higher, France’s CAC 40 gained 0.38%, Germany’s DAX 0.35% and London’s FTSE 100 0.26%. S&P futures opened trading at 0.02% below … Read more

Tech and Bank Stocks Pop Monday, Market Buying-In to Soft Landing

MARKETS TODAY July 17th, 2023 (Vica Partners) Overnight/US Premarket, Asian markets finished mixed, Hang Seng gained 0.33%, while China’s Shanghai Composite -0.87%, Japan’s Nikkei 225 -0.09% ended lower. European markets finished lower today with France’s CAC 40 is down 1.12%, London’s FTSE 100 off 0.38% and Germany’s DAX is lower by 0.23%. S&P futures opened … Read more

DOW Up as United Health Care Sparks Sector Rally; Big Banks Earnings Support Soft Landing

MARKETS TODAY July 14th, 2023 (Vica Partners) Overnight/US Premarket, Asian markets finished mixed, Hong Kong’s Hang Seng +0.33%, China’s Shanghai Composite +0.04%,  Japan’s Nikkei 225 -0.09%,. European markets finished mixed, France’s CAC 40 +0.06%, Germany’s DAX -0.22%, London’s FTSE 100 -0.08%. S&P futures were trading at +0.1% above fair value. Today US Markets finished mixed, … Read more

BIG Tech Leads as NYSE Fang+ Soars; Inflation Report Focus Turns to Earnings

MARKETS TODAY July 13th, 2023 (Vica Partners) Overnight/US Premarket, Asian markets finished firmly higher, Hong Kong’s Hang Seng +2.60%, Japan’s Nikkei 225 +1.49%, China’s Shanghai Composite +1.26%. European markets finished higher, Germany’s DAX +0.74%, France’s CAC 40 +0.50%, London’s FTSE 100 +0.32%. S&P futures were trading at +0.4% above fair value. Today US Markets finished … Read more

Nasdaq and Semiconductors Lead Wednesday Rally, Core Inflation Eases to 27 Month Low

MARKETS TODAY July 12th, 2023 (Vica Partners) Overnight/US Premarket, Asian markets finished mixed, Hong Kong’s Hang Seng +1.08%, Japan’s Nikkei 225 -0.81%, China’s Shanghai Composite -0.78%. European markets finished broadly higher, London’s FTSE 100 +1.93%, France’s CAC 40 +1.69%, Germany’s DAX +1.54%. S&P futures were trading at +0.6% above fair value. Today US Markets finished … Read more