MARKETS TODAY March 17th, 2023 (Vica Partners) Happy Irish Friday! Yesterday the S&P 500 rallied 100pts off the intraday lows to close higher by +1.75% following the 11 big Banks $30B First Republic deposit infusion. Nasdaq and NYSE FANG outperformed Indices with investors seeking protection in mega cap stocks. Overnight Asian markets finished higher with … Read more
MARKETS TODAY March 16th, 2023 (Vica Partners) Happy Thursday! Yesterday the S&P 500 ended lower by <1%, as the Nasdaq and NYSE FANG ended the session higher with mega-cap tech stocks outperforming. Energy and Materials sectors got hammered yesterday on bank fears! Overnight, Asian markets finished broadly lower today with shares in Hong Kong leading … Read more
MARKETS TODAY March 15th, 2023 (Vica Partners) A good Wednesday to all! Yesterday the US Market moved higher, boosted by Nasdaq >2% and recovery financial sector +1.5% rally. Overnight in Asia, S&P futures were trading higher but turned negative as Europe opened. Renewed banking sector worries i.e. Credit Suisse, sent European Indices down. US Indices … Read more
MARKETS TODAY March 14th, 2023 (Vica Partners) Happy Tuesday! Yesterday major US indices ended the session mixed with the S&P 500 close to breakeven. The Nasdaq, Fang+ and Tech sector all ended the day higher. The Russell 2000 declined by 1.6%, dropping in-step with the financials. S&P futures were trading higher in premarket on optimism … Read more
MARKETS TODAY March 13, 2023 (Vica Partners) A ‘good Monday to all, Over the past 5 trading sessions major indexes fell 4.5% on SVB Bank failure and including Powell’s Congressional testimony. The 2yr Treasury has also declined nearly 100bps since last Thursday, the largest 3-day drop in over 40 years. Sunday night SBNY became the … Read more
MARKETS TODAY March 10 (Vica Partners) Overview A ‘good Friday to all, Yesterday Founders Fund, tech billionaire Peter Thiel, advised companies to withdraw holdings from SVB Financial (SIVB) due to concerns about financial stability. By early afternoon the news sent major indices lower by >2% and exposing a systemic Financial Sector issue as a … Read more
MARKETS TODAY March 9 (Vica Partners) Overview Happy Thursday! Chair Powell’s message to Congress this week has been, “the latest economic data have come in stronger than expected, which suggests that the ultimate level of interest rates is likely to be higher than previously anticipated”. A late day rally helped eek out small gains … Read more
MARKETS TODAY March 8 (Vica Partners) Overview A good Wednesday to all! Yesterday, Fed Chair Powell hawkish testimony to Congress renewed the markets rate hike concerns and a possible accelerated 50bps move. Indexes retreated as S&P 500 ended the session down 1.5% and reversing last Friday’s gains. The yield curve moved deeper into inversion, … Read more
MARKETS TODAY March 7 (Vica Partners) Overview Happy Tuesday! S&P futures premarket were unchanged with Asian markets mixed overnight. Crude and Metals markets were down following a China import data miss, where imports declined Jan-Feb by 10.2% on a 5.1% forecast. In economic news today, US wholesale inventories in January declined by 0.4% from … Read more
MARKETS TODAY March 6 (Vica Partners Overview Through the first week of March the three major US indexes finished with gains on average of 2%, boosted by strong business/ services activity. Over the weekend global markets reacted positively as China set a 5% yearly GDP target. The Fed Team reiterated it’s 2% inflation target and … Read more