Afternoon Note
The major indices are mixed in response to the confirmation that US-China had reached a preliminary trade deal. The tech-heavy Nasdaq is getting a lift from Apple (AAPL) that hit a new all-time high.
Early in the morning, Chinese officials confirmed that a deal had been reached. Officials said the two sides will “agree to complete the last stages of the deal as soon as possible.”
President Trump confirmed that a trade deal had been reached. In addition, the U.S. Trade Representative said it will keep 25% tariffs on $250 billion of Chinese imports and 7.5% tariffs on $120 billion of Chinese goods.
The two defensive S&P sectors (Consumer Staples and Utilities), and Technology are higher today.
S&P 500 Index |
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-0.03% |
Communication Services (XLC) |
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-0.44% |
Consumer Discretionary (XLY) |
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-0.12% |
Consumer Staples (XLP) |
+0.03% |
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Energy (XLE) |
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-0.05% |
Financials (XLF) |
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-0.55% |
Health Care (XLV) |
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-0.29% |
Industrials (XLI) |
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-0.26% |
Materials (XLB) |
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-0.44% |
Real Estate (XLRE) |
-0.37% |
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Technology (XLK) |
+0.61% |
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Utilities (XLU) |
+0.30% |
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On the economic front, business inventories increased 0.2% in October, recovering from a revised 0.1% drop in September and matching market expectations.
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