Stock Market News Brief
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Technical, fundamental and statistical analysis of the stock market based on real time price and volume movements, relative performance among sector & industry as well as other economic data.
US Market Highlight Tuesday, April 8, 2025 12:45 PM
At the middle of the trading day on Tuesday, April 8, 2025, US Market pulls back from the earlier gain, trades up with BullLabs total market index had a gain of 0.52% from previous day. The trading volume is heavy, at 1.49 times of the three-month average trading volume within the same intraday period.
For the market breadth, a total of 369 or 60% of stocks went up as oppose to 223 or 36% of stocks went down in 611 total stocks tracked by the index. The advance and decline numbers are in consistent with the price movement of the market.
The Utilities sector, a sector lagger from the previous session, leads the market with a gain of 1.62%, followed by the Financials sector with a gain of 1.24%. The Materials sector is the bottom performer with a loss of 0.82%. In comparing all 69 industrial groups, the Health Care Providers & Services industry leads the market with a gain of 3.62%, followed by the Aerospace & Defense industry with a gain of 2.73%. The Diversified Consumer Services industry, also an industry lagger from the previous session, is the bottom performer with a loss of 8.38%. The market has been led by income sectors, indicating a more conservative sentiment.
For major US market indexes, the S&P 500 trades at 5,104.96 with a gain of 0.84%. The tech-dependent Nasdaq Composite index trades at 15,705.21 with a gain of 0.65%. The iconic Dow Jones Industrial Average is at 38,417.06 with a gain of 1.19%. The Russell 3000 index trades at 2,926.87 with a gain of 1.85%.
Among individual stocks, Humana Inc. (HUM) has a gain of 9.93% with high trading volume (3.15 times of regular volume). CVS Health Corp (CVS) has a gain of 6.17% with high trading volume (2.45 times of regular volume). Unitedhealth Group Inc (UNH) has a gain of 5.61% with high trading volume (2.61 times of regular volume). Albemarle Corp (ALB) has a loss of 9.40% with high trading volume (2.30 times of regular volume).
US Market Briefing Tuesday, April 8, 2025 10:30 AM
US Market opens up broadly having all sectors in the green in the first trading hour on Tuesday, April 8, 2025. The BullLabs total market index had a gain of 2.87% from the end of last trading day. The trading volume is heavy, at 1.5 times of the three-month average trading volume within the same intraday period.
For the market breadth, a total of 559 or 91% of stocks went up as oppose to 32 or 5% of stocks went down in 611 total stocks tracked by the index. The large number of advanced stocks confirms a strong participation of the market rally.
The Information Technology sector, also a sector leader from the previous session, leads the market with a gain of 4.74%, followed by the Financials sector with a gain of 4.16%. The Consumer Staples sector is the bottom performer with a gain of 1.43%. In comparing all 69 industrial groups, the Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment industry, also an industry leader from the previous session, leads the market with a gain of 6.31%, followed by the Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers industry, also an industry leader from the previous session, with a gain of 6.19%. The Diversified Consumer Services industry, also an industry lagger from the previous session, is the bottom performer with a loss of 3.10%. The continuation of industry performers suggests there may be a trend in the market that is forming. The movement of market sectors indicates there is lack of clear direction going forward. The general market sentiment is neutral.
For major US market indexes, the S&P 500 trades at 5,250.02 with a gain of 3.71%. The tech-dependent Nasdaq Composite index trades at 16,249.27 with a gain of 4.14%. The iconic Dow Jones Industrial Average is at 39,340.13 with a gain of 3.62%. The Russell 3000 index trades at 2,983.74 with a gain of 3.83%.
Among individual stocks, Humana Inc. (HUM) has a gain of 11.75% with high trading volume (3.51 times of regular volume). Western Digital Corp (WDC) has a gain of 10.72% with high trading volume (2.15 times of regular volume). CVS Health Corp (CVS) has a gain of 10.27% with high trading volume (2.42 times of regular volume). Unitedhealth Group Inc (UNH) has a gain of 7.22% with high trading volume (3.20 times of regular volume). Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc (SMFG) has a gain of 6.91% with high trading volume (4.28 times of regular volume). Micron Technology Inc. (MU) has a gain of 5.46% with high trading volume (2.15 times of regular volume). PALO ALTO NETWORKS INC (PANW) has a gain of 5.02% with high trading volume (4.34 times of regular volume).
