Upgrades
• $Berkshire Hills Bancorp (BHLB.US)$ : Janney Upgrades to Buy from Neutral - PT $31
• $Brixmor Property Group Inc (BRX.US)$ : Mizuho Securities Upgrades to Buy from Neutral - PT $24 (from $26)
• $CSX Corp (CSX.US)$ : Loop Capital Upgrades to Buy from Hold - PT $38
• $Ford Motor (F.US)$: Nomura Upgrades to Neutral from Reduce - PT $12.40
• $Las Vegas Sands (LVS.US)$ : Wells Fargo Upgrades to Overweight from Equal Weight - PT $45 (f...

Upgrades
• $Advanced Micro Devices (AMD.US)$ : Northland Capital Upgrades to Outperform from Market Perform - PT $95
• $Bunge (BG.US)$ : BofA Securities Upgrades to Buy from Neutral - PT $135 (from $140)
• $Brookfield Infrastructure Partners LP (BIP.US)$ : Credit Suisse Upgrades to Outperform from Neutral - PT $49.50
• $Banco Santander Chile (BSAC.US)$ : UBS Upgrades to Neutral from Sell - PT $18 (from $17)
• $Crown Castle (CCI.US)$ : Jefferi...

Upgrades
• $Funko (FNKO.US)$ : JPMorgan Upgrades to Overweight from Neutral - PT $28 (from $25)
• $Southwest Airlines (LUV.US)$ : Raymond James Upgrades to Strong Buy from Outperform - PT $55 (from $57)
• $MetLife (MET.US)$ : Wolfe Research Upgrades to Outperform from Peerperform
• $MGIC Investment (MTG.US)$ : RBC Capital Upgrades to Outperform from Sector Perform - PT $16 (from $15)
• $Snowflake (SNOW.US)$ : JPMorgan Upgrades to Overweigh...

$JPMorgan (JPM.US)$ is screening four popular real estate investment trusts (REITs) as recession fears continue to weigh heavily on the market. While REITs are often looked at as a resilient asset class and a hedge against inflation, the $Real Estate Select Sector Spdr Fund (The) (XLRE.US)$ is performing right in line with the $SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY.US)$: both down about 21% for the year.
• $Extra Space Storage Inc (EXR.US)$ receive...

Gainers:
• $La-Z-Boy (LZB.US)$ +9.3% (In reaction to earnings/guidance)
• $Enanta Pharmaceuticals (ENTA.US)$ +6.7% (ENTA files patent infringement lawsuit against $Pfizer (PFE.US)$)
• $Ikena Oncology (IKNA.US)$ +6.6% (granted Fast Track designation for IK-930)
• $BridgeBio Pharma (BBIO.US)$ +6.4% (Announces Early Positive Data for BBP-812)
• $Krystal Biotech (KRYS.US)$ +5% (submits Biologies License Application to FDA seeking approval of B-V...

Upgrades
• $Brixmor Property Group Inc (BRX.US)$ : JPMorgan Upgrades to Overweight from Neutral - PT $25 (from $27)
• $Cigna Group (CI.US)$ : Morgan Stanley Upgrades to Overweight from Equalweight - PT $296 (from $283)
• $Enerpac Tool (EPAC.US)$ : Wells Fargo Upgrades to Overweight from Equal Weight - PT $23 (from $22)
• $Equity Residential (EQR.US)$ : RBC Capital Upgrades to Outperform from Sector Perform - PT $79 (from $95)
• $Extra Space Storage Inc (EXR.US)$ : JPMorga...

Hey mooers
Happy Friday! Weekly Sectors Fund Flow Board is here~
From this chart, you will be able to find out what sector ETFs have most fund inflow. Fund inflow is often considered as a bullish sign of the sector and related ETFs!
^Weekly Sectors Fund Flow Board: a sector ranking based on sector ETFs aggregate 3-month fund flows.
^3-month fund flows: a metric that can be used to gauge the perceived popularity amongst investors of different sectors.
^The board includes the following information: change of rankings, 3-month fund flows, how many ETFs are in the sectors, and the related ETFs.
For this week, I covered the two highest ESG score sector-related ETFs ! Now, let's take a look at the board~You may find something to diversify your porfolio
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Sectors Updates:
*Tech
Technology stocks were mostly higher in late trade, with the $The Technology Select Sector SPDR® Fund (XLK.US)$ Thursday rising 1% and the $PHLX Semiconductor Index (.SOX.US)$ was flat, reversing a midday slide.
In company news, $The Glimpse (VRAR.US)$ fell 8%, giving back a small mid-morning gain, after the virtual and augmented reality company announced its planned purchase of marketing agency Sector 5 Digital for $8 million upfront and up to $19 million more over the next three years.
To the upside, $Snowflake (SNOW.US)$ rose more than 15% after the data platform company late Wednesday reported a strong reports. Revenue more than doubled compared with year-ago levels, rising 109% to $334.4 million and also beating the $306.1 million Street view.
$Okta (OKTA.US)$ added almost 13% on Thursday after the cloud-identity company overnight reported above-consensus Q3 results and also narrowed its projected FY22 net loss and raised its revenue forecast for 12 months ending Jan. 31.
*FIN
Financial stocks were ending near the peak of their Thursday advance, with the $Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLF.US)$ was gaining 3%.
Bitcoin was 0.3% lower at $57,116 while the yield for 10-year US Treasuries was 1.4 basis points higher at 1.448%.
In company news, $Coastal Financial (CCB.US)$ rose 4.8% after Thursday announcing a new partnership with financial technology platform LendingPoint in a deal it anticipates will reduce the bank's risk and costs of lending and expand its geographic footprint. Financial terms were not disclosed.
*Real Estates
The Philadelphia Housing Index was climbing 4.3% and the $Real Estate Select Sector Spdr Fund (The) (XLRE.US)$ was up 2.7%.
$Brixmor Property Group Inc (BRX.US)$ rose 6% after Truist Securities raised its price target for the real estate investment trust by $3 to $26 a share and reiterating its hold rating for the stock.
$Medallion Financial (MFIN.US)$ was 11.6% higher after the specialty lender said it closed on the sale of its Richard Petty Motorsports NASCAR race team to Warp Speed for $19.1 million. The company said the deal removes $26 million of intangible assets from its balance sheet and increases its tangible book value by over $1 per share.
*Health Care
Health care stocks were ending off Thursday's pace, with the NYSE Health Care Index rising 0.5% this afternoon while the $The Health Care Select Sector SPDR® Fund (XLV.US)$ also was up 0.5%.
$Biofrontera (BFRI.US)$ soared 21% after the biopharmaceuticals company said it received a US patent for its pain-reducing illumination protocol combining its Ameluz medication with RhodoLED lamp.
$Omeros (OMER.US)$ climbed 7.3% after the biopharmaceuticals company said it was selling its OMIDRIA franchise to Rayner Surgical Group in a deal valued at more than $1 billion.
*Consumer
Consumer stocks were adding to prior gains late in Thursday trading, with the $Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLP.US)$ climbing 1% while the $Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLY.US)$ was rising 1.5%.
In company news, $Duluth Holdings (DLTH.US)$ sped 18% higher after the clothier reported net income of $0.09 per share for its Q3 ended Oct. 31, triple its $0.03 per share profit last year and topping the single-analyst call expecting a GAAP loss of $0.30 per share. Net sales increased and the company also raised its FY21 earnings forecast.
$The Kroger (KR.US)$ rose over 11% after the grocery chain beat Wall Street estimates with its fiscal Q3 results and raised its FY22 earnings forecast.
*Energy
Energy stocks were racing higher this afternoon, with the NYSE Energy Sector Index climbing 3.2% while the $Energy Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLE.US)$ was up 3%. The $PHLX Oil Service Sector Index (.OSX.US)$ also was posting a 3.4% gain and the $Dow Jones U.S. Utilities Index (.DJUSUT.US)$ was ahead 1.2%.
Front-month West Texas Intermediate crude oil settled $0.93 higher at $66.50 per barrel, reversing a morning decline, while the global benchmark Brent crude contract was advancing $1.49 to $70.36 per barrel.
Source: MT Newswires