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Afternoon Note

Weak Bond Report

By Karina Hernandez, Senior Research Analyst
8/7/2024 1:33 PM

The market has lost its steam and is near the lows of the session, though nine sectors continue trading higher with Energy (XLE) leading.

The decline in the S&P 500 attributed to some influential names turning lower such as Nvidia (NVDA) and Broadcom (AVGO).

The gains in Energy today were driven by a bullish weekly inventory report from the Energy Information Administration (EIA).

EIA Petroleum Inventories

Actual

Expected

Crude Oil

-3.7 million

-1.6 million

Gasoline

+1.3 million

-1.9 million

Distillates

+0.9 million

+0.3 million

The U.S Treasury auctioned off $42B in 10-year notes today. A higher tail and lower bid to cover ratio indicates a bit weaker demand than the previous issuance. The high yield fell from 4.276% to 3.96%, as rate cuts expectations continue to grow.

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