Defensive stocks up as economic data continues to point to slowing economy

MARKETS TODAY April 5th, 2023 (Vica Partners) Good Wednesday Evening, Yesterday, the S&P and DOW extended recent gains with the Nasdaq/ FANG+ declining. Of the S&P 500 sectors Energy and Healthcare outperformed/ Real Estate and Consumer Discretionary underperformed. Gold breaks $2k! Economic jobs data suggested economic activity slowing. Overnight,  Asian markets finished mixed with the … Read more

Equities give back opening gains as job data renews recession fears

MARKETS TODAY April 4th, 2023 (Vica Partners) Good Tuesday Afternoon, Yesterday, the S&P and DOW extended recent gains with the Nasdaq/ FANG+ declining. Of the S&P 500 sectors Energy and Healthcare outperformed/ Real Estate and Consumer Discretionary underperformed. Overnight,  Asian markets finished mixed with the Shanghai Composite up 0.49% and the Nikkei 225 up 0.35% … Read more

Nasdaq/FANG+ Leading Advancers for 2nd Consecutive Day

MARKETS TODAY March 30th, 2023 (Vica Partners) Good Thursday Afternoon, Yesterday, key Indices closed higher with Nasdaq/FANG+ leading advancers. All 11 of the S&P 500 sectors were higher/ Information Technology and Real Estate out preformed/ defensives lagged. Overnight, Asian markets finished mixed, the Shanghai Composite gained 0.65%, Hang Seng rose 0.49% and the Nikkei 225 … Read more

Equities Rally Wednesday as the Nasdaq Winning Streak Continues

MARKETS TODAY March 29th, 2023 (Vica Partners) Good Wednesday Afternoon, Yesterday, major indices ended lower as the Nasdaq/FANG+ lead decliners. Energy, Materials outperform while Information Technology lagged. Overnight, Asian markets finished mixed as the Hang Seng gained 2.06%, the Nikkei 225 rose 1.33% and the Shanghai Composite lost 0.16%. Premarket, European markets closed higher today … Read more

Indices Fall on Concerns that the Federal Reserve will Continue Interest-Rate Increases

MARKETS TODAY March 28th, 2023 (Vica Partners) Good Tuesday Afternoon, Yesterday, after opening higher major US indices ended the session mixed as DOW led gainers. Energy and Financials sectors were up >2% while Tech and mega-cap -growth lagged. Yields rose across the curve with 2/10 spread rising, Oil futures up >4%. Overnight, Asian markets finished … Read more

Tech Stocks Lead Thursday-Indices Hold Gains on Late Day Market Rally

MARKETS TODAY March 23rd, 2023 (Vica Partners) Good Afternoon, Yesterday, the US equity markets sold off sharply late in the trading session, during following Fed Chair Powell’s press conference (as he did not discuss ’23 rate cuts?). Following his speech, Treasury Secretary Yellen’s press release that the administration was not considering expanding the FDIC’s insurance … Read more

US Equities fall on Yellen remarks – Treasury not considering expanding FDIC insurance limits

MARKETS TODAY March 22nd, 2023 (Vica Partners) A good Wednesday afternoon! Yesterday, US equities closed higher for a second consecutive day with the S&P 500 up 2.2% for the week and recovering from the level it was trading prior to SVB bank failure. Tech/ mega-cap rallied with NYSE FANG+ up 2.30% and re-testing February highs. Strength … Read more