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** S&P 500 .SPX retreats 3rd-straight week, loses 1.6% as Iran war intensifies and dominates the headlines .N
** Dow .DJI slides 2%, Nasdaq Composite .IXIC falls 1.3%
** Indeed, amid weakness, traders eye S&P 500 index support
** Nasdaq bulls pointed to strong bounce off its 200-DMA on Mon, but by week's end, tech-laden index scores first close below this closely followed long-term moving average since May 9, 2025
** Nasdaq breadth measure takes on water - Can bulls bail it out?
** U.S. 10-Year Treasury yield US10YT=RR vaults to around 4.28% as Iran attacks stoke inflation fears. Benchmark yield hits five-week high as Gulf tensions escalate US/
** Nearly every sector scorched: Financials melt, while just Utilities and Energy keep cool
** Financials .SPSY plummet 3.4%. Asset managers slump after JPMorgan JPM.N marks down private-credit loans, and extend declines as Morgan Stanley MS.N curbs private credit fund redemptions
For the week, S&P 500 banks index .SPXBK drops 3.6%, KBW regional banking index .KRX down 2.7%
** Industrials .SPLRCI crumble 3.2%. Boeing BA.N falls after co says wiring flaws could delay first-quarter 737 MAX jet deliveries
Jefferies lowers PTs on airlines as fuel prices surge. NYSE Arca Airline index .XAL descends >6%
** Materials .SPLRCM decline 1.6%. Gold heads for second consecutive weekly fall, as US dollar =USD on track for its biggest weekly gain since early-Oct 2024
PHLX Gold/Silver Index .XAU slides 7%
Though fertilizer stocks climb as Middle East conflict disrupts supply. CF Industries CF.N, Mosaic MOS.N notch weekly advances of ~12% and ~11%, respectively
S&P 500 Fertilizers & Agricultural Chemicals index .SPLRCCHFA rises ~6% for steepest weekly gain since early May
** Tech .SPLRCT down 0.8%. FICO FICO.N (Fair Isaac) ultimately hits over 2-year low after UBS cuts PT. FICO suffers 23% weekly loss
Adobe ADBE.O slides as Photoshop maker's long-time CEO to exit, fans uncertainty over AI strategy
On the flip side, Oracle ORCL.N jumps on upbeat AI outlook, allaying investor concerns that its multi-billion-dollar AI computing push wouldn't generate profits quickly enough
Semiconductor index .SOX lifts 1.8%
** Consumer Staples .SPLRCS dip 0.2%. Campbell's CPB.O drops on cutting annual forecasts
And packaged food firms sag as Wells Fargo downgrades to 'underweight', pointing to sluggish consumption trends, rising inflation as potential risk to margins
** Energy .SPNY surges 2.1%. Group rises as Iran escalates attacks on Gulf shipping, pushing crude prices higher. Brent crude LCOc1 settles above $100/barrel for first time since Aug 2022 O/R
** Meanwhile, individual investor bears jump to a 4-month high
** SPX performance YTD:
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(Lance Tupper and Terence Gabriel are Reuters market analysts. The views expressed are their own)
((lance.tupper@tr.com ; terence.gabriel@tr.com))