Morgans AM: Wednesday, 8 September 2021

Morgans Financial Limited

US equity markets logged a mixed session after resuming trading following the Labor Day holiday - Dow fell -269-points or -0.76%, with 3M Co (down -4.53%) and Honeywell International Inc (-2.38%). Boeing Co fell -1.80% after budget airline Ryanair Holdings Plc (-1.96%) ended talks over a purchase of 737 MAX 10 jets. The broader S&P500 eased -0.34%. Ford Motor Co rose +0.47% after the company announced that it had hired former Tesla Inc (+2.64%) executive Doug Field to take over as chief advanced technology and embedded systems officer, which will put him in charge of next-generation technology in Ford automobiles. Mr Field had been serving as the vice president of “special products” at Apple after previously working at Tesla as senior vice president of engineering. The Nasdaq inched +0.07% higher to 15,374.33, securing its 36th record closing high of 2021. Apple Inc gained +1.55% and logged its third consecutive record closing high (US$156.69) after the technology giant scheduled an event for 14 September at which a new line of iPhones is expected to be unveiled. Supply chain checks for the second half of the year suggest about 130M to 150M iPhones will be built, with ~35%-to-45% of those built in the third quarter appearing to be the new iPhones to be announced, according a research note from Wedbush analyst Daniel Ives published on Tuesday (7 September). Apple has also been working on augmented and mixed reality technology for more than five years, while The Wall Street Journal recently reported that the company is working to include more health-related features its next Apple Watch, such as a blood pressure monitor and a thermometer to help with fertility planning. The small capitalisation Russell 2000 lost -0.72%.