Equities: Tech earnings offset Oil volatility – Danske Bank
Danske Research Team notes global equities ended slightly lower, with energy and materials dragging, but sector dispersion remained wide. Lower Oil prices are seen as a relief for consumers, while strong Micron results reinforced confidence in technology earnings. They argue that positioning for Oil relief and resilient tech earnings will be key for equity outperformance ahead.
Oil relief and tech resilience dominate
"Equities ended marginally lower yesterday, led down by energy and materials, but the headline move again concealed very wide dispersion across sectors and regions. This is not a clean risk on or risk off market. It is a market dominated by two forces: the earnings outlook for technology and the impact of the violent moves in oil."
"Despite the modest index decline, five sectors closed higher, and it is worth noting that both consumer discretionary and consumer staples advanced as the implicit consumer tax from oil has fallen sharply, with Brent now back around pre conflict levels."
"At the same time, the technology earnings narrative was strongly validated by Micron, where results and guidance beat already elevated expectations and triggered a clear relief move across AI and memory related exposure."
"In our view, being on the right side of these two drivers, oil relief and technology earnings resilience, is the key to outperforming in the coming period."
"This morning, the Micron relief rally is playing out across Asia, with Japan and South Korea leading gains, while US and European futures are mostly higher, led by US technology."
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