Monday, June 23, 2025

Market Overview:

  • Futures: Mixed and mostly unchanged; small caps slightly down (~0.3%).

  • Oil: Initially up over the weekend, now down 0.5% at ~$73.50/barrel.

  • 10-Year Treasury Yield: Down 3 basis points to ~4.35%.


Geopolitical Tension:

  • U.S. bombed 3 Iranian nuclear sites using bunker-busters and Tomahawks.

  • Iran's Parliament approved closing the Strait of Hormuz, a vital global oil route, but it still needs higher approval.


Notable Stock Movers:

  • Chevron: Leading gains in the Dow.

  • NVIDIA: Lagging slightly.

  • Apple: Slight uptick amid internal talks of bidding for Perplexity AI; Meta also reportedly interested.

  • Tesla: +1.5% pre-market after Robotaxi launch in Austin for $4.20/ride.

  • Hims & Hers: -20% after Novo Nordisk terminated partnership, accusing it of selling knockoffs of Wegovy.

  • Novo Nordisk (NVO): -5% after disappointing trial results for new obesity drug.

  • Exelixis (EXEL): +20% on positive Phase 3 colorectal cancer drug results.

  • Cidara Therapeutics (CDTX): +100% on successful Phase 2 flu treatment data.

  • Northern Trust (NTRS): +6% after BNY Mellon approached about merger (reportedly declined).

  • Fiserv (FI): +6% on news of launching a stablecoin and digital asset platform, partnered with Circle and PayPal.

  • DoorDash (DASH): +2.5% after Raymond James price target raised from $215 to $260.

  • AMD: +2% after Melius Research raised price target to $175 from $110.

  • Supermicro (SMCI): -3% after announcing a $2B debt offering.

  • Estee Lauder (EL): +2% following Deutsche Bank upgrade to Buy.


Earnings to Watch:

  • Tuesday (Pre-Market): Carnival (CCL)

  • Tuesday (After Close): AeroVironment (AVAV) – key drone supplier to Ukraine & Israel

  • Wednesday (After Close): Micron (MU) – stock has rallied in anticipation

 

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