Saturday, 24 June 2023

Weekend update - US equity indexes

It was a bearish week for US equity indexes, with net weekly declines ranging from -2.9% (R2K), -2.1% (NYSE comp'), -1.7% (Dow), -1.4% (SPX, Nasdaq comp'), to -0.7% (Trans).

Lets take our regular look at six of the main US indexes

sp'500

Nasdaq comp'

Dow

R2K

NYSE comp'

Trans

Summary

All six US equity indexes settled net lower for the week.

The R2K lead the way lower, whilst the Transports was most resilient.

Looking ahead

Earnings:

M - CCL

T - WBA, JEF, NG

W - GIS, MU, BB, FUL

T - PAYX, RAD, AYI, NKE

F - STZ

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Econ-data/events

M -

T - Durable Goods orders, Case-Shiller HPI, new home sales, consumer con'

W - Intl' trade, wholesale invent', *Powell due... 9.30am*, EIA Pet'

T - Weekly jobs, pending home sales

F - Pers' income/spending, PCE, consumer sent'

*As Friday is end month/Q2/H1, I would expect more dynamic price action on higher vol'.   

*As July 3rd is a half day, and July 4th is CLOSED, I'd expect the preceding Friday to be subdued on light vol', as many walk away early.

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