Morgans AM: Monday, 13 March 2023

US equity markets as regulators closed SVB Financial Group ‘s Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp took control on Friday (10 March), marking the largest demise of a U.S. bank since the 2008 financial crisis. The news somewhat overshadowed the latest monthly jobs report - Dow fell -345-points or -1.07%, its fourth straight day of declines to record its longest losing streak since December. Boeing Co (up +0.91%) was one of the few stocks to advance after U.S. aviation regulators cleared the aerospace and defence company to resume deliveries of its 787 Dreamliner jets. “The FAA may resume issuing airworthiness certificates next week,” a Federal Aviation Administration spokesperson said. The broader S&P500 lost -1.45%, with all eleven primary sectors settling in the red for a second consecutive session. Real Estate (down -3.25%) and Materials (-2.15%) were the worst performing sectors on Friday (10 March). Financials fell -1.76%, extending declines for the sector over the past two sessions to almost 6%. Goldman Sachs Group Inc shed -4.22% (extending the previous session’s -2.06% decline). Oracle Corp fell -3.22% after the software company reported fiscal third quarter revenue after the close of the previous session that fell a touch short of analysts’ expectations. The Nasdaq -1.76%. The small capitalisation Russell 2000 dropped -2.95%.