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** S&P 500 .spx Gains 1.7%, Ends Back Within 1% of Its Record Highs .n

** Indeed, Post-Election Animal Spirits Had Faded, but Not Gone, and Now SPX Appears Back on Track for New Highs

** This, While the U.S. 10-Year Treasury Yield US10Yt=Rr Continues to Struggle to Overwhelm the Resistance Line From Its Oct 2023 High

** Nearly Every Sector Makes Progress: Consumer Staples Posts Biggest Rise, While Just Communication Services Dips

** Consumer Staples .splrcs Advance 3.1%. Walmart Wmt.n Hits Record High After Raising Annual Forecasts

In Contrast, Target Tgt.n Sinks 18% on Week After Downbeat Holiday Season Outlook

** Materials .splrcm Advance 2.9%. Gold Miners Rise as Bullion Prices Go Higher. Newmont Nem.n up ~6%. Spot Gold Xau= on Pace for Biggest Weekly Gain Since Mar 2023

** Industrials .splrci Strengthen 2.5%. Deere De.n Leaps 12% After Profit Beat Overshadows Tepid 2025 Outlook

** Energy .spny up 2.3%. Natgas Firms Gain on Colder Weather Forecasts. EQT Corp Eqt.n Among Top Sector Performers, up 7.5%

Oil Prices Rise as Ukraine War Intensifies O/R

** Consumer Discretionary .splrcd Ascends 1.6%. Tesla Tsla.o up After Report Trump Team Planning Self-Driving Vehicle Regulations. Tsla Rallies 10%

Retailers up Sharply for 2Nd Day on Fri After Upbeat Results

** Tech .splrct up 1.5%. Super Micro Smci.o Jumps After Auditor Appointment, Nasdaq Compliance Plan. Smci Surges 78% on Week

Nvidia Nvda.o Teeters on Thurs, Ends Session Fractionally Higher as Supply Snags Limit Deliveries Amid Continued Booming Demand for AI Chips

Semiconductor Index .sox Gains 2.5%, as Support Is Holding

** Communication Services .splrcl Edge Down 0.3%. Google Parent Alphabet Googl.o Tumbles After DOJ Says Google Must Divest Chrome Browser to Restore Competition

Netflix Nflx.o Extends Climb After Paul-Tyson Fight to New Record High. Nflx Registers ~9% Weekly Gain for Best Such Showing Since Jan

Comcast Cmcsa.o Rises on Plan to Spin off Some Cable TV Networks as Streaming Dominates

** Meanwhile, Bitcoin BTC= Flirts With $100K. Brace Yourself, but Bitcoin May About to Go Mainstream

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(Lance Tupper and Terence Gabriel Are Reuters Market Analysts. the Views Expressed Are Their Own)

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