Stocks rally off their lows while Oil slumps

Chris Beauchamp IG

The selling in tech has eased but has begun anew in oil prices, says Chris Beauchamp, Chief Market Analyst at online trading and investing platform IG.

Stocks rebound as US session begins

Dip buyers have come storming in this afternoon to steady the ship after the wave of selling of the last 18 hours. The recovery is a testament to the staying power of this rally, but holding on to gains has proved problematic throughout the week. Fortunately the sessions before US Independence Day tend to give bulls the upper hand, potentially shifting the tone next week.

Oil prices slump back to multi-month lows

Dips in stocks get bought, while bounces in oil get sold, and heavily so. Both WTI and Brent teeter on the brink of new multi-month lows as Hormuz shipping continues without much interruption. This marks a divergence from gold and silver, where some tentative buying has helped to stabilise the situation in the short term, though it will require a marked shift in Fed expectations to rescue the two commodities on a more permanent basis.

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Chris Beauchamp

Chris Beauchamp has been with IG for four years, and in that time has become a regular commentator and analyst for the financial press and TV, with appearances on all the major financial channels as well as the BBC and Sky News.

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