- European markets remain further pressured by political risks related to the French elections. France's CAC40 remains the leader of declines in the Europe with more than 1% decline. The IT40 also loses around 1% today, while the DAX gains 0.3%. The Europe Stoxx 600 index loses 0.4% today.
- U.S. indexes are trading a flat session today. The S&P 500 remains at the previous day's closing level, the Nasdaq100 gains 0.4% and the Dow Jones index is up 0.3%. A more optimistic mood is seen on the small-cap index. The Russell 2000 is gaining more than 0.5% today.
- Weaker performance in the semiconductor sector, is offset by gains in shares of software companies including Palo Alto Networks and Salesforce. Nvidia loses nearly 1.3%
- Palantir gains nearly 5% today after announcing a partnership with Voyager. Arista Networks is up more than 4% today, after Citi analysts raised their recommendation on that stock. The main for the company are from AI and growing investment in data centers
- Micron's near 7% drop in share price puts pressure on chipmakers. Disappointing forecasts from the company, which does business in China, overshadowed reported higher-than-expected revenues and profits.
- The Micron’s case may suggest an increased risk of high expectations around many AI-related companies. Wall Street perceived Micron's consensus forecasts as disappointing
- Weakness in U.S. semiconductors and weaker Chinese industrial data today put additional pressure on technology companies listed on the Hang Seng; contracts on the Chinese index are currently losing more than 2%
- Shares of apparel maker Levi's are trading down more than 16%, after the company's direct sales (DTC) rose 12% y/y, which, coupled with a 'hold' on previous full-year forecasts, Wall Street found disappointing.
- US 10-year bond yields fell to 4.27% today. German 10-year bond yields remain at similar levels as at the beginning of the session near 2.45%.
- U.S. pending home sales unexpectedly fell in May to their lowest values in months. In m/m terms, the index fell -2.1% against an expected increase of 0.5%. In April, the m/m
- U.S. GDP posted a 1.4% q/q growth in the first quarter of the year, while analysts expected a 1.3% increase, compared to 3.4% previously. Private consumption, however, turned out to be much weaker than expected, rising 1.5% y/y, versus 2% expectations and 2% previously
- Unemployment claims came in at 233,000 vs. 236,000 forecast and 238,000 previously. The Kansas City Fed's regional index came in at -8 vs. -4.5 forecasts and -2, previously; however, manufacturing chugged to -11 in June vs. -1 in the reading for May
- The U.S. dollar, after fluctuating strongly in response to the macroeconomic data, posted modest gains in the second part of the session, ultimately falling only around -0.2% in value from the start of the session.
- NATGAS, despite the increases caused by the EIA report, is recording a declining session today. Crude prices fell -1% today.
- Precious metals are gaining this session. The strongest rises 1.2% today, while silver gains 0.6%.
- In the commodity market, declines are being exacerbated by cocoa, where futures fell another 6% today. Increases are seen among wheat and sugar contracts, which are up more than 3% and more than 2%, respectively
- Solana is trading up nearly 7% after reports that VanEck filed for a spot ETF with the SEC. Ethereum and Bitcoin saw relatively little upward reaction to the news
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