Wall Street Ends Moderately Higher Friday, Russell 2000 Outperforming the S&P 500 in June

MARKETS TODAY June 9th, 2023 (Vica Partners)

Yesterday, US markets finished higher, S&P 500 +0.62%, DOW +0.50% and the Nasdaq +1.02%. 7 of 11 of the S&P 500 sectors advancing: Information Technology +1.20% outperforms/ Real Estate -0.62% lags. On the upside, NY FANG+, Gold, Bitcoin and the Bloomberg Commodity Index. In economic news, Initial Claims data came in higher than last week and above forecast while Continuing claims declined and below consensus.

Overnight/US Premarket, Asian markets finished higher, Japan’s Nikkei 225 +1.97%, China’s Shanghai Composite +0.55% and Hong Kong’s Hang Seng +0.47%. US S&P futures were trading at 0.3% above fair value. European markets finished lower, London’s FTSE 100 -0.62%, Germany’s DAX -0.25% and France’s CAC 40 -0.12%

Today US Markets finished moderately higher, S&P 500 +0.11%, DOW +0.13% and the Nasdaq +0.16%. 6 of 11 of the S&P 500 sectors lower: Information Technology +0.46% outperforms/ Materials -0.82% lags. On the upside, NY FANG+, Treasury Yields and the USD Index. No economic news scheduled today, CPI and Fed rate decision next Tuesday/ Wednesday.

Takeaways

  • For the Week the Russel 2k +1.7% outperforming S&P 500 <0.4% and FANG+1.2%
  • SPDR S&P Regional Banking ETF 2.86%
  • Small Cap Growth +1.8%, Small Cap Value +1.7%, Mega Cap Growth -0.2%
  • Yields have moved higher, 2/10 spread more inverted @-0.86
  • Today, Fang+ leads +0.90%
  • 6 of 11 of the S&P 500 sectors lower: Information Technology +0.46% outperforms/ Materials -0.82% lags
  • Big Tech/ Mega Cap Growth +0.4%
  • USD Index gains
  • Nio A ADR (NIO) misses on earnings

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Sectors/ Commodities/ Treasuries         

Key Indexes (50d, 100d, 200d)

S&P Sectors

  • 6 of 11 of the S&P 500 sectors lower: Information Technology +0.46%, Consumer Discretionary 0.44% outperform/ Materials -0.82% lags.

Commodities

Factor/ Mega Cap Growth Chart (YTD)

US Treasuries

Notable Earnings Today  

  • +Beat:
  • Miss: Nio A ADR (NIO), Uranium Energy (UEC)
  • * Strong support – NVIDIA (NVDA), Meta Platforms (META), Microsoft (MSFT), Alphabet (GOOG,GOOGL), Amazon (AMZN), Apple (AAPL), Tesla (TSLA), Taiwan Semi (TSM), ASML Holding NV (ASML)

Economic Data

US

  • None scheduled today
  • CPI and the Fed rate decision next Tuesday and Wednesday.

News

Company News

  • GM EV Owners to Tap Tesla’s Supercharger Network – WSJ
  • Crypto’s Quiet Gains: Ownership Climbs Despite Crash in Prices – WSJ

Energy/ Materials

  • ‘War for Talent’ at Mines Could Drive Up Cost of Energy Transition – WSJ
  • Shell Announces Plan to Sell Household Energy Supply Arm – Bloomberg

Central Banks/Inflation/Labor Market

  • Japan’s Rapid Return of Tourists Helping Fuel Inflation for BOJ – Bloomberg
  • US Jobless Claims Surge to 261,000, Highest Since October 2021 – Bloomberg

China/ Asia

  • Court Papers Open Rare Window Into Role of Graft in China’s Overseas Lending – WSJ
  • Wealthy Investors Are Piling Into Japanese Stocks – WSJ

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