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Factors Influencing Market Trends This Week

Seeking Alpha’s Calls Of The Week

Reddit (RDDT) Results – Excellent Time To Load Up The Truck. Hubbell (HUBB): AI Tailwinds Are Driving A Demand Recovery. CrowdStrike’s (CRWD) Sky-High Price Dulls My New Optimism. BCE Makes It Official: Why 56% Dividend Cut Is Good News. PEO: A Closed-End Oil And Gas Fund Now Yielding 10.5%. Palantir’s (PLTR) Warning Sign You Can’t Ignore Any Longer. Limited Upside for Apollo Amid Investment Spread Pressures. Nutrien (NTR) Earnings – Expect More Near-Term Pressure. Marvell Technology (MRVL) Likely Lost A Major Design Win. COPX: Possible Scrap Export Curbs Complicate Copper Trade.

Weekly Movement

U.S. Indices

  • Dow -0.2% to 41,249
  • S&P 500 -0.5% to 5,660
  • Nasdaq -0.3% to 17,929
  • Russell 2000 +0.1% to 2,023
  • CBOE Volatility Index -3.4% to 21.9

S&P 500 Sectors

  • Consumer Staples -1.1%
  • Utilities +0.5%
  • Financials +0.1%
  • Telecom -2.4%
  • Healthcare -4.3%
  • Industrials +1.1%
  • Information Technology +0.3%
  • Materials -0.4%
  • Energy +0.4%
  • Consumer Discretionary +0.8%
  • Real Estate -0.8%

World Indices

  • London -0.5% to 8,555
  • France -0.3% to 7,744
  • Germany +1.8% to 23,499
  • Japan +1.8% to 37,503
  • China +1.9% to 3,342
  • Hong Kong +1.6% to 22,868
  • India -1.3% to 79,454

Commodities and Bonds

  • Crude Oil WTI +4.7% to $61.02/bbl
  • Gold +3.1% to $3,344/oz
  • Natural Gas +4.6% to 3.795
  • Ten-Year Bond Yield -0.2 bps to 4.381

Forex and Cryptos

  • EUR/USD -0.42%
  • USD/JPY +0.28%
  • GBP/USD +0.26%
  • Bitcoin +7.4%
  • Litecoin +18.8%
  • Ethereum +27.8%
  • XRP +7.9%

Top S&P 500 Gainers

  • Insulet (PODD) +21%
  • Charles River Laboratories International (CRL) +17%
  • Rockwell Automation (ROK) +16%
  • Microchip Technology (MCHP) +15%
  • The Walt Disney (DIS) +15%

Top S&P 500 Losers

  • Vertex Pharmaceuticals (VRTX) -15%
  • Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (REGN) -13%
  • Moderna, Inc. (MRNA) -12%
  • Match Group (MTCH) -11%
  • Eli Lilly and Company (LLY) -11%

Market Outlook

Where will the markets be headed next week? Share your insights in the comments section.