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Daily U.S. Market Update

Eric Criscuolo - Market Strategist

July 17, 2025 at 2:45 p.m. EST

Equites are trading higher as a relatively strong start to Q2 earnings continues and solid economic data gets layered on top. The S&P 500 is up 0.5% with good breadth as the equal-weight matches it and the Russell 2000 outperforms. The major bank earnings are in the rearview although financials are still a heavy portion of the reporters. The bank group is trading higher while Insurance names are mixed Healthcare is struggling a bit, with Med Devices and Managed Care weakness. Tech is the leading sector after Taiwan Semi reported strong numbers, coming on the heels of a negative reaction to European chipmaking giant ASML’s results yesterday. Industrials are among the best sectors with electrical equipment names higher. Railways are seeing M&A speculation. This evening Netflix earnings will be the highlight for markets. Today’s economic data was strong. Retail sales came in well ahead of expectations. Initial claims fell to 221k from 228k last week while continuing claims were essentially flat. Treasury yields are essentially flat across the curve ad the the US Dollar Index is higher. ICE Brent up 1%. Precious metals are mixed with gold lower but silver, platinum and palladium higher. Bitcoin is flat but the House cleared the procedural hurdle last night and can now hold a vote on the three cryptocurrency bills and Defense spending that were being held up by Republicans.

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