Morgans AM: Thursday, 27 July 2023

US equity markets settled little changed after a choppy session that saw investors digest a host of quarterly results and the latest interest rate decision and monetary policy pronouncements from the Federal Reserve - Dow added -82-points or +0.23%, marking the 30-stock index’s 13th consecutive gain and longest winning streak since 20 January, 1987. One more day in the green and the blue-chip gauge will be able to claim its longest winning streak in more than 125 years (noting that the Dow was created in May 1896). The broader S&P500 dipped -0.02%, with Information Technology (down -1.30%) leading six of the eleven primary sectors lower. Communication Services sat atop the primary sector leaderboard with a +2.65% rally, underpinned by a strong gain for Alphabet Inc (up +5.78%) after the search giant reported better-than-expected second quarter earnings per share and revenue after the close of the previous session. The Nasdaq slipped -0.10%. Microsoft Corp fell -3.76% as investors continued to digest the company’s latest quarterly result released after the close of the previous session. The small capitalisation Russell 2000 gained +0.72%.