Video Gold Defies USD FTSE Holds 7k Darden DRI On the Menu
Despite the stronger dollar, gold held its own and rose above a key support level to suggest near-term strength could be on the cards.
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We take another look at the FTSE 100 which hit our near-term bearish target yesterday, then highlight a key range for intraday traders (and EOD traders) to monitor. We also look at a US listed stock, Darden Restaurants (DRI) which suggests it could be close to breaking out.
S&P 500: Market Internals
S&P 500: 4297.5 (0.13%), 30 July 2021
- Energy (1.3%) was the strongest sector and Real Estate (-0.75%) was the weakest
- 6 out of the 11 S&P 500 sectors closed higher
- 5 out of the 11 sectors outperformed the S&P 500
- 294 (58.22%) stocks advanced and 208 (41.19%) declined
- 89.7% of stocks closed above their 200-day average
- 47.92% of stocks closed above their 50-day average
- 45.94% of stocks closed above their 20-day average
Outperformers:
- + 7.25% - Cabot Oil & Gas Corp (COG.N)
- + 4.93% - Advanced Micro Devices Inc (AMD.OQ)
- + 4.59% - CF Industries Holdings Inc (CF.N)
Underperformers:
- -3.1% - Hologic Inc (HOLX.OQ)
- -2.8% - Paycom Software Inc (PAYC.N)
- -2.3% - W W Grainger Inc (GWW.N)
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