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QQQ ETF High Volume Monday as it Rewards Bull Markets, Energy Sector +8.10% Tops for July

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MARKETS TODAY July 31st, 2023 (Vica Partners) Overnight/US Premarket, Asian markets finished higher, Japan’s Nikkei 225 gained 1.26%, Hong Kong’s Hang Seng up 0.82% and China’s Shanghai Composite up 0.46%. European markets finished mixed, France’s CAC 40 was up 0.29%, London’s FTSE 100 up 0.07% and Germany’s DAX lost 0.14%. S&P futures opened trading at … Read more

NYSE Fang+ Breaks 8K Mark, 79% of Companies Beating Q2 Earning Estimates

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MARKETS TODAY July 28th, 2023 (Vica Partners) Overnight/US Premarket, Asian markets finished mixed, China’s Shanghai Composite gained 1.84% and Hong Kong’s Hang Seng up1.41%. Japan’s Nikkei 225 lost 0.40%. European markets finished higher, Germany’s DAX gained 0.39%, France’s CAC 40 up 0.15% and London’s FTSE 100 up 0.02%. S&P futures opened trading at 0.62% above … Read more

Media Services Driven by Comcast Gain Thursday, US Rail Profits Drop About 12% Second Quarter

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MARKETS TODAY July 27th, 2023 (Vica Partners) Overnight/US Premarket, Asian markets finished mixed, Hong Kong’s Hang Seng gained 1.41%, Japan’s Nikkei 225 rose 0.68%. China’s Shanghai Composite off 0.20% European markets finished higher, France’s CAC 40 up 2.05%, Germany’s DAX up 1.70%   London’s FTSE 100 up 0.21%. S&P futures opened trading at 0.69% above fair … Read more

DOW Posts Longest Winning Streak Since 1987, Meta Platforms (META) and Coca-Cola (KO) Solid Earnings Beats

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MARKETS TODAY July 26th, 2023 (Vica Partners) Overnight/US Premarket, Asian markets finished lower, Hong Kong’s Hang Seng down 0.36%, China’s Shanghai Composite off 0.26% and Japan’s Nikkei 225 lower by 0.04%. European markets finished lower, France’s CAC 40 down 1.35%, Germany’s DAX off 0.49% and London’s FTSE 100 was lower by 0.19%. S&P futures opened … Read more

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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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%

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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