Morgans AM: Thursday, 10 February 2022

US equity markets advanced, underpinned by a further rebound for the technology sector - Dow up +305-points or +0.86% . The broader S&P500 +1.45%, with Communication Services (up +2.45%), Real Estate (+2.38%), Information Technology (2.31%) and Materials (+2.13%) all climbing over >2% to lead all eleven primary sectors higher. The technology-centric Nasdaq +2.08%, settling over >8% above its 27 January closing low Facebook parent Meta Platforms Inc rebounded +5.37% a day after the company’s market capitalisation fell below <US$600B for the first time since May 2020. The small capitalisation Russell 2000 +1.786%.