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Weekly Investment Commentary: Optimism waivers despite solid economic news
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Most global equity markets declined modestly last week as investors grappled with headlines that alternated between improving economic data and rising global COVID-19 case counts. In the U.S., the S&P 500, DJIA and NASDAQ each fell by less than 0.5%. The same was true for the MSCI EAFE and ACWI ex-US indexes while their emerging market counterpart gained 0.4%, despite the rapidly deteriorating health care situation in India.
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Weekly Investment Commentary: Equities reach record high on strong economic data
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Stronger-than-expected economic news propelled stocks to new highs last week. Lower Treasury yields helped drive the outperformance of growth and momentum styles after those areas of the market meaningfully lagged value in the first quarter. The biggest sector winners this week were utilities, materials and health care, which each gained 3% or more. No sectors posted negative returns for the week.
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BMO Market Charts- April 20, 2021
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Yields increased substantially in the first quarter of 2021, marking one of the largest quarter over quarter rate increases for the U.S. 10-Year Treasury in a decade.
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Weekly Market Snapshot: April 16, 2021
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Read the Weekly Market Snapshot to stay up-to-date with stock markets and sectors, bond market returns and financial news for the week.
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Weekly Investment Commentary: Growth and technology rise ahead of earnings
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Most global equity markets rose last week as economic data was generally neutral-to-positive. In the U.S., the S&P 500, DJIA and NASDAQ each added 2% or more during a week of relatively light trading volumes ahead of a highly anticipated earnings season.
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Weekly Market Snapshot: April 9, 2021
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BMO Market Charts - April 13, 2021
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Yields increased substantially in the first quarter of 2021, marking one of the largest quarter over quarter rate increases for the U.S. 10-Year Treasury in a decade.
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Weekly Investment Commentary: Equities extend their quarterly win streak
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Global equity markets rose last week, with the S&P 500 Index eclipsing the 4,000 mark for the first time in history.
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BMO Market Charts - April 05, 2021
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Over the last five years, the outperformance of growth stocks has created a vast difference in market cap between the growth and value indices.