S&P 500 Falls 2.5% Amid Geopolitical Concerns
S&P 500 succumbed to another day of heavy selling amid geopolitical concerns on Tuesday, falling as much as 2.5% at one point, as fears of a protracted Middle East conflict that drew in multiple regional players roiled sentiment. Stocks recovered from the opening hour lows however as traders bought the beaten down Software Application names while also hiding out in the safety of high-yielding Telecoms. The opening hour of the evening session is seeing a calmer mood with equity futures down by only a decimal, even though investors remain on high alert for another "tape bomb" in a headline-driven volatile macro environment.In commodities, Gold and Silver were down sharply, refusing to act as stores of refuge, with a second consecutive session of much stronger U.S. Dollar denting precious metals. WTI Crude Oil is flat in electronic trade in the wake of a large build in inventories reported by API, having retreated below $74.50 after rising as high as $78 per barrel earlier.Check out this evening's top movers from around Wall Street, compiled by The Fly.HIGHER AFTER EARNINGS -Evolusup 17.4%B&G Foodsup 7.7%Ross Storesup 6.1%Boxup 3.5%Cricutup 2.8%ALSO HIGHER -Modernaup 8.0% after announcing litigation settlementDOWN AFTER EARNINGS -WEBTOON Entertainmentdown 14.3%GitLabdown 8.9%STAAR Surgicaldown 8.9%QuickLogicdown 3.7%Crexendodown 2.3%Crowdstrikedown 0.7%
