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Recent sessions have started to show a more neutral tone in SPX price action, with the index hovering around its all-time highs and displaying consistent sideways movement.

Risk appetite remained firm in the first half of Thursday’s session. Investors, for now at least, seem content to look through the noise coming out of the Middle East and remain focused on the underlying fundamentals.

The start of the trading week has been unfavorable for the S&P 500, as recent sessions have been marked by a growing sense of neutrality, resulting in a decline of more than 1.2% on the day.

S&P 500 futures were pointing to a firmer open at midday in London, after extending yesterday’s rebound, with AI-related names like Micron and Broadcom leading the charge in pre-market trade.

The ASX 200 lags Wall Street as sector rotation masks weakening momentum, with Industrials hinting at a base while futures face resistance near 8,800.

The ASX 200 lags Wall Street as sector rotation masks weakening momentum, with Industrials hinting at a base while futures face resistance near 8,800.

Gold prices were weakening again at the time of writing, falling alongside stocks, bonds and the Japanese yen. The risk-off tone across financial markets seems to have resumed following last week’s volatility. The culprit? It seems like concerns over Japanese debt is unnerving investors today.

Risk appetite continued to weaken Friday morning as European stocks and US futures resumed their slide after a brief bout of dip-buying faded – the sort of price action we have been accustomed to all week really. Some analysts warn that this year’s artificial-intelligence-led rally has finally come to a halt, while others suggest markets needed to cool down anyway with indices racing to record highs without much pause and new stimulus.

In this mostly technically focused S&P 500 outlook article, we are highlighting the upside potential of the US benchmark index, where we think hitting a new all time high might be just a matter of time, with a potential for an extension to the next big level of 7,000 – barring a major setback in US-China trade talks.

European markets were lower across the board in a risk off trade this morning. The risk off tone gathered momentum following yesterday’s reversal on Wall Street. European indices and US futures fell a further 0.5 to 1.5 percent while safe haven gold got to within $20 from reaching $4,400, before easing back a little to still hold around 8% weekly gains at the time of writing.

Klarna’s long-awaited IPO lands with a ~$14B valuation target—well below its 2021 peak but far above its 2022 trough. With 111M users, ~790k merchants, and five straight profitable quarters, Klarna hopes to prove it’s more than just a BNPL pioneer. Our cheat sheet breaks down the company’s history, valuation, competitors, revenues, and what to watch as KLAR lists on the NYSE in the busiest IPO week since 2021.

The tech selling continued on Wall Street first thing today after the cash markets re-opened. But we saw some gains in a few other sectors including financials, energy names and telecoms, suggesting rotation remained the order of the day.