Deutsche Bank strategists note a solid risk-on tone in US equities as a recovery in technology stocks lifted the broader market. The Magnificent 7 outperformed, helping the S&P 500 to snap a five-day losing streak and putting it on the verge of its best quarterly performance in six years. They also report that European equities were essentially unchanged, with the STOXX 600 posting a marginal gain. While cash markets were flat, European futures were indicated higher early this morning.

Tech strength lifts broader benchmarks

"Markets saw a decent risk-on move yesterday, as a recovery in tech stocks helped to lift US equities more broadly. So the Magnificent 7 (+2.58%) bounced back, which meant the S&P 500 (+1.18%) finally ended a run of 5 consecutive declines."

"Indeed, with just one day of Q2 left, the S&P is on the verge of its best quarterly performance in six years, back when the index was bouncing back sharply from the pandemic slump. Those moves yesterday included a big advance for Tesla (+8.46%), Alphabet (+4.79%) and Amazon (+3.20%)."

"And the Philly semiconductor index (+3.83%) rebounded after posting its worst week since the post-Liberation Day sell-off last April."

"It was a more mixed day for the rest of the US stock market, but both the equal-weighted S&P 500 (+0.18%) and the small-cap Russell 2000 (+0.01%) still inched up to new record highs."

"And over in Europe, equities were basically flat, with the STOXX 600 up +0.04%. European futures are around +0.6% higher this morning."

(This article was created with the help of an Artificial Intelligence tool and reviewed by an editor.)