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Sector Update: Financial Stocks Edge Higher Premarket Tuesday

Financial stocks were edging higher premarket Tuesday, with the State Street Financial Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLF) advancing by 0.2%.The Direxion Daily Financial Bull 3X Shares (FAS) was up 0.8% and its bearish counterpart Direxion Daily Financial Bear 3X Shares (FAZ) was 0.8% lower.Swiss lawmakers are considering proposals that would reduce the capital burden facing UBS Group (UBS) under planned banking reforms introduced after the collapse of Credit Suisse, Reuters reported, citing sources. Shares of UBS Group were up more than 2% pre-bell.Interactive Brokers (IBKR) stock was up 0.8% after the company launched commission-free ETFs within its recurring investment feature for eligible investors in the European Economic Area.Lloyds Banking (LYG) has launched Lloyds Accept, a new payments platform for UK small businesses, using Stripe infrastructure, Stripe said. Lloyds Banking shares were up more than 1% premarket.

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Asia Markets

European Equities Traded in the US as American Depositary Receipts Little Changed in Thursday Trading

European equities traded in the US as American depositary receipts were tracking marginally lower late Thursday morning to 1,863.63 on the S&P Europe Select ADR Index.From continental Europe, the gainers were led by telecommunications company Nokia (NOK) and oil and gas company Eni (E), which rose 3.7% each. They were followed by medical device maker EDAP TMS (EDAP) and petroleum reformer Equinor (EQNR), which were up 1.3% and 0.7% respectively.The decliners from continental Europe were led by semiconductor company Sequans Communications (SQNS) and pharmaceutical company Novo Nordisk (NVO), which decreased 2.6% each. They were followed by software firm SAP (SAP) and biopharmaceutical company DBV Technologies (DBVT), which were down 2.1% and 1% respectively.The gainers from the UK were led by biopharmaceutical company Akari Therapeutics (AKTX) and utilities company National Grid (NGG), which advanced 5.4% and 1.4% respectively. They were followed by tobacco company British American Tobacco (BTI) and biotech company Autolus Therapeutics (AUTL), which increased 1.3% and 0.9% respectively.The decliners from the UK and Ireland were led by software company Endava (DAVA) and telecommunications operator Vodafone Group (VOD), which lost 15.5% and 2.1% respectively. They were followed by biopharmaceutical company NuCana (NCNA) and lender Lloyds Banking Group (LYG), which were off 2% and 1.2% respectively.

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Asia Markets

European Equities Traded in US as ADRs Rise in Wednesday Trading

European equities traded in the US as American depositary receipts rose Wednesday with the S&P Europe Select ADR Index gaining 1.9% to 1,858.59.From continental Europe, the gainers were led by lender Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria (BBVA) and biopharmaceutical company Grifols (GRFS), which rose 3.5% and 3.3%, respectively. They were followed by pharmaceutical company Sanofi (SNY) and medical device maker EDAP TMS (EDAP), which were up 2.4% and 0.6%, respectively.The decliners from continental Europe were led by petroleum refiner Equinor (EQNR) and telecommunications company Nokia (NOK), which fell 3% and 1.4%, respectively. They were followed by internet advertising firm Criteo (CRTO) and software company SAP (SAP), which were down 1% and 0.9%, respectively.The gainers from the UK were led by pharmaceutical company Silence Therapeutics (SLN) and biopharmaceutical company Biodexa Pharmaceuticals (BDRX), which climbed 7.1% and 4%, respectively. They were followed by lenders Barclays (BCS) and Lloyds Banking Group (LYG), which each rose 3.4%.The decliners from the UK and Ireland were led by oil and gas companies BP (BP) and Shell (SHEL), which lost 1.3% and 1%, respectively. They were followed by biotech firm Trinity Biotech (TRIB) and tobacco company British American Tobacco (BTI), down 0.9% and 0.5%, respectively.

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Sectors

Sector Update: Financial Stocks Decline Late Afternoon

Financial stocks were lower in late Tuesday afternoon trading, with the NYSE Financial Index decreasing 0.5% and the State Street Financial Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLF) shedding 1.1%.The Philadelphia Housing Index was falling 1.9%, and the State Street Real Estate Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLRE) was up 0.2%.Bitcoin (BTC-USD) was decreasing 0.2% to $76,806, and the yield for 10-year US Treasuries rose 4.4 basis points to 4.667%.In economic news, US pending home sales increased more than expected last month as home buyers apparently shrugged off mounting economic uncertainty. The forward-looking indicator of home sales based on contract signings increased 1.4% month over month in April, the National Association of Realtors said Tuesday. Analysts expected a 1% gain, according to a survey compiled by Bloomberg.In corporate news, Hanover Insurance (THG) shares fell 2.2% after BMO downgraded the company's stock to market perform from outperform.Blackstone (BX) shares were down 2.3% after Bloomberg reported Tuesday the company has dropped out of a consortium exploring a takeover of German media group Stroeer. Separately, Blackstone said late Monday it is forming a US-based joint venture with Alphabet's (GOOGL) Google to provide AI-focused data center capacity and cloud computing services. Blackstone said it will invest $5 billion in equity initially for the JV, which plans to bring its first 500 megawatts of capacity online in 2027 and expand further over time.Blue Owl (OWL) Co-Founder Doug Ostrover is selling his stake in the NFL's Washington Commanders back to the Josh Harris-led ownership group, Bloomberg reported. Blue Owl shares fell 1%.Lloyds Banking (LYG) is preparing to expand its US infrastructure financing business, including lending tied to the fast-growing data center sector, the Financial Times reported. The UK lender is aiming to build a US infrastructure bank focused on large construction projects and sectors such as green energy, while supporting UK corporate clients with US operations, the report said. Lloyds shares were fractionally lower.

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Wire

Sector Update: Financial Stocks Lower Tuesday Afternoon

Financial stocks declined in Tuesday afternoon trading, with the NYSE Financial Index decreasing 0.3% and the State Street Financial Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLF) off 0.5%.The Philadelphia Housing Index was falling 1.3%, and the State Street Real Estate Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLRE) was up 0.4%.Bitcoin (BTC-USD) was fractionally lower at $76,933, and the yield for 10-year US Treasuries was up 3 basis points at 4.65%.In economic news, US pending home sales increased more than expected last month as home buyers apparently shrugged off mounting economic uncertainty. The forward-looking indicator of home sales based on contract signings increased 1.4% month over month in April, the National Association of Realtors said Tuesday. Analysts expected a 1% gain, according to a survey compiled by Bloomberg.In corporate news, Blackstone (BX) shares were down 1.3% after Bloomberg reported Tuesday the company has dropped out of a consortium exploring a takeover of German media group Stroeer. Separately, Blackstone said late Monday it is forming a US-based joint venture with Alphabet's (GOOGL) Google to provide AI-focused data center capacity and cloud computing services. Blackstone said it will invest $5 billion in equity initially for the JV, which plans to bring its first 500 megawatts of capacity online in 2027 and expand further over time.Lloyds Banking (LYG) is preparing to expand its US infrastructure financing business, including lending tied to the fast-growing data center sector, the Financial Times reported. The UK lender is aiming to build a US infrastructure bank focused on large construction projects and sectors such as green energy, while supporting UK corporate clients with US operations, the report said. Lloyds shares rose 0.9%.Blue Owl (OWL) Co-Founder Doug Ostrover is selling his stake in the NFL's Washington Commanders back to the Josh Harris-led ownership group, Bloomberg reported. Blue Owl edged up 0.1%.

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Sectors

Sector Update: Financial Stocks Fall Pre-Bell Tuesday

Financial stocks were falling pre-bell Tuesday, with the State Street Financial Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLF) declining by 0.1%.The Direxion Daily Financial Bull 3X Shares (FAS) was down 0.3% and its bearish counterpart Direxion Daily Financial Bear 3X Shares (FAZ) was marginally lower.XP (XP) shares were down more than 5% after the company reported Q1 results that fell short of analyst expectations.Lloyds Banking (LYG) is preparing to expand its US infrastructure financing business, including lending tied to the fast-growing data center sector, the Financial Times reported, citing people familiar with the matter. Lloyds Banking shares were 0.6% higher premarket.Bank of America (BAC) and Lazard (LAZ) are advising the owners of Fraikin Group on a potential sale that could value the French truck rental firm at up to 3 billion euros ($3.49 billion), Bloomberg News reported, citing people with knowledge of the matter. Lazard stock was up more than 1% pre-bell.

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Asia Markets

European Equities Traded in the US as American Depositary Receipts Decline Sharply in Tuesday Trading

European equities traded in the US as American depositary receipts were down significantly late Tuesday morning, dropping 1.05% to 1,814.06 on the S&P Europe Select ADR Index.From continental Europe, the gainers were led by biopharmaceutical company Cellectis (CLLS) and 3D printer company Materialise (MTLS), which advanced 7.5% and 3.1% respectively. They were followed by biopharmaceutical company DBV Technologies (DBVT) and internet advertising firm Criteo (CRTO), which were up 1.5% and 1% respectively.The decliners from continental Europe were led by accommodations booking site trivago (TRVG) and telecommunications company Nokia (NOK), which fell 5.2% and 4.3% respectively. They were followed by internet browser company Opera (OPRA) and semiconductor company Sequans Communications (SQNS), which dropped 1.9% and 1.8% respectively.The gainers from the UK were led by cruise line operator Carnival (CUK) and tobacco company British American Tobacco (BTI), which climbed 6.6% and 2.4% respectively. They were followed by pharmaceutical company GSK (GSK) and biopharmaceutical company Mereo BioPharma Group (MREO), which rose 2% and 1.1% respectively.The decliners from the UK and Ireland were led by biopharmaceutical company Akari Therapeutics (AKTX) and telecommunications operator Vodafone Group (VOD), which fell 22% and 8.4% respectively. They were followed by pharmaceutical company Silence Therapeutics (SLN) and lender Lloyds Banking Group (LYG), which lost 5.2% and 3.7% respectively.

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Asia Markets

European Equities Traded in the US as American Depositary Receipts Rise Friday

European equities traded in the US as American depositary receipts were higher late Friday morning, rising 0.78% to 1,826.25 on the S&P Europe Select ADR Index, which is up 1.3% for the week so far.From continental Europe, the gainers were led by telecommunications company Nokia (NOK) and biotech firm Evaxion (EVAX), which rose 4.7% and 4.4% respectively. They were followed by oil and gas company Eni (E) and lender Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria (BBVA), which increased 2.6% and 2.5% respectively.The decliners from continental Europe were led by software firm SAP (SAP) and semiconductor firm Sequans Communications (SQNS), which fell 1.6% and 1.2% respectively. They were followed by biopharmaceutical company DBV Technologies (DBVT) and internet browser company Opera (OPRA), which were off 1% and 0.9% respectively.The gainers from the UK were led by Lloyds Banking Group (LYG), which rose 3%. It was followed by telecommunications operator Vodafone Group (VOD) and InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG), which were up 2.7% and 2.6% respectively.The decliners from the UK and Ireland were led by Biodexa Pharmaceuticals (BDRX) and educational publisher Pearson (PSO), which lost 4.9% and 1.5% respectively. They were followed by medical device maker Smith & Nephew (SNN) and software company Endava (DAVA), which fell 1.3% and 1.2% respectively.

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Asia Markets

European Equities Traded in the US as American Depositary Receipts Higher in Tuesday Trading

European equities traded in the US as American depositary receipts were higher late Tuesday morning, rising 0.27% to 1,794.86 on the S&P Europe Select ADR Index.From continental Europe, the gainers were led by brewing firm Anheuser-Busch InBev (BUD) and medical device maker EDAP TMS (EDAP), which advanced 9% and 3% respectively. They were followed by telecommunications companies Ericsson (ERIC) and Nokia (NOK), which rose 2.5% and 2.4% respectively.The decliners from continental Europe were led by semiconductor company Sequans Communications (SQNS) and internet advertising firm Criteo (CRTO), which shed 9.7% and 3.9% respectively. They were followed by biotech firm BioNTech (BNTX) and consumer goods company Unilever (UL), which fell 3.1% and 0.6% respectively.The gainers from the UK were led by Biodexa Pharmaceuticals (BDRX) and insurance company Prudential (PUK), which climbed 32% and 2.2% respectively. They were followed by education company Pearson (PSO) and mining company BHP Group (BHP) were up 1.8% and 1.5% respectively.The decliners from the UK and Ireland were led by lender HSBC (HSBC) and Mereo BioPharma (MREO), which fell 5% and 2.1% respectively. They were followed by Lloyds Banking Group (LYG) and software firm Endava (DAVA), which were down 1.9% each.

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Asia Markets

European Equities Traded in the US as American Depositary Receipts Rise in Thursday Trading

European equities traded in the US as American depositary receipts rose late Thursday morning, gaining 2.20% to 1,818.51 on the S&P Europe Select ADR Index.From continental Europe, the gainers were led by pharmaceutical company Novo Nordisk (NVO) and lender ING Groep (ING), which advanced 5.3% and 4.9% respectively. They were followed by biopharmaceutical firm Grifols (GRFS) and consumer goods firm Unilever (UL), which rose 3.2% and 3.1% respectively.The decliners from continental Europe were led by internet advertising firm Criteo (CRTO) and telecommunications company Nokia (NOK), which fell 3.2% and 1.9% respectively.The gainers from the UK were led by cruise line operator Carnival (CUK) and utilities company National Grid (NGG), which rose 4.8% and 3.5% respectively. They were followed by Lloyds Banking Group (LYG) and telecommunications operator Vodafone Group (VOD), which were up 2.6% and 2.3% respectively.The decliners from the UK and Ireland were led by software firm Endava (DAVA) and Bicycle Therapeutics (BCYC), which lost 5.2% and 2.3% respectively. They were followed by biopharmaceutical companies Amarin (AMRN) and Mereo BioPharma Group (MREO), which fell 1.3% and 0.9% respectively.

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Wire

Update: Lloyds Banking Group 'Moving Forward' With UK's Motor Finance Redress Scheme

(Updates with the latest stock movement in the last paragraph.)Lloyds Banking Group (LYG) is "moving forward" with the UK Financial Conduct Authority's motor finance redress scheme, a company spokesperson told.The spokesperson also said the company remains disappointed in and continues to disagree with the regulator's findings.In a Friday report, the Financial Times said Lloyds Banking Group previously mulled a legal challenge to the 9-billion-pound ($12.09 billion) car finance redress scheme. The compensation program is for motor finance customers who were treated unfairly between 2007 and 2024, according to the regulator.Shares of Lloyds Banking Group were down 1.4% in recent Monday trading.Price: $5.41, Change: $-0.08, Percent Change: -1.37%

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Commodities

Exchange-Traded Funds, Equity Futures Lower Pre-Bell Monday as Trump Prepares to Block Strait of Hormuz

The broad market exchange-traded fund SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (SPY) was down 0.7% and the actively traded Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ) retreated 0.6% in Monday's premarket activity after US President Donald Trump said the US will block the Strait of Hormuz following unsuccessful negotiations with Iran over the weekend.US stock futures were also lower, with S&P 500 Index futures down 0.6%, Dow Jones Industrial Average futures slipping 1%, and Nasdaq futures retreating 0.7% before the start of regular trading.The existing home sales data for March will be released at 10 am ET.Federal Reserve Governor Stephen Miran is slated to speak on Monday.In premarket activity, bitcoin was down by 0.4%. Among cryptocurrency ETFs, the cryptocurrency fund ProShares Bitcoin Strategy ETF (BITO) was 3.2% lower, Ether ETF (EETH) retreated 3.1%, and Bitcoin & Ether Market Cap Weight ETF (BETH) declined by 0.1%.Power Play:Health CareThe State Street Health Care Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLV) retreated 0.3%, the Vanguard Health Care Index Fund (VHT) was up 0.1%, while the iShares US Healthcare ETF (IYH) gained 0.1%. The iShares Biotechnology ETF (IBB) was down 0.7%.Spyre Therapeutics (SYRE) stock was up more than 24% premarket after the company said that its SPY001 investigational drug to treat moderate-to-severely active ulcerative colitis met its primary and key secondary endpoints in a phase 2 trial.Winners and Losers:ConsumerThe State Street Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLP) was down 0.1% and the Vanguard Consumer Staples Index Fund ETF Shares (VDC) retreated by 0.5%. The iShares US Consumer Staples ETF (IYK) was up 0.3%. The State Street Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLY) lost 0.8%. The VanEck Retail ETF (RTH) was inactive, while the State Street SPDR S&P Retail ETF (XRT) was 0.5% lower.Leggett & Platt (LEG) shares were up more than 8% pre-bell after Somnigroup International (SGI) agreed to acquire Leggett & Platt in an all-stock deal valued at about $2.50 billion. Somnigroup stock was down 1.7% premarket.TechnologyThe State Street Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLK) retreated 0.9%, and the iShares US Technology ETF (IYW) was flat, while the iShares Expanded Tech Sector ETF (IGM) was down 1.5%. Among semiconductor ETFs, the State Street SPDR S&P Semiconductor ETF (XSD) was 0.8% lower, while the iShares Semiconductor ETF (SOXX) declined by 1%.ON Semiconductor (ON) shares were up more than 3% in premarket activity after BofA Securities upgraded the company's stock to buy from neutral.FinancialThe State Street Financial Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLF) fell by 1%. Direxion Daily Financial Bull 3X Shares (FAS) declined by 2.6%, while its bearish counterpart Direxion Daily Financial Bear 3X Shares (FAZ) was 2.9% higher.Lloyds Banking Group (LYG) shares were down more than 2% pre-bell after the company said it is "moving forward" with the UK Financial Conduct Authority's motor finance redress scheme.IndustrialThe State Street Industrial Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLI) retreated by 0.7%, while the Vanguard Industrials Index Fund (VIS) fell 0.8% and the iShares US Industrials ETF (IYJ) was 0.4% lower.MDA Space (MDA) stock was up more than 1% before the opening bell after the company introduced a space control platform aimed at helping defense organizations monitor, protect, and secure critical space infrastructure.EnergyThe iShares US Energy ETF (IYE) was up 1.7%, while the State Street Energy Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLE) rose by 1.9%.Baker Hughes (BKR) stock was up more than 1% before Monday's opening bell after the company said it has signed a deal to sell its Waygate Technologies operations to Stockholm-based Hexagon for about $1.45 billion in cash.CommoditiesFront-month US West Texas Intermediate crude oil rose by 8% to $104.27 per barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. Natural gas advanced by 2.5% to $2.72 per 1 million British Thermal Units. The United States Oil Fund (USO) was up by 7.4%, while the United States Natural Gas Fund (UNG) was 1.9% higher.Gold futures for May were down by 1.2% at $4,728.90 an ounce on the Comex. Silver futures fell by 3.1% to $74.11 an ounce. SPDR Gold Shares (GLD) was 1% lower, and the iShares Silver Trust (SLV) advanced by 2.8%.

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