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Weekly Market Commentary: Equities Continue to Gain, Powered by Tech Strength

05/11/26

Sunflower Bank Weekly Market Commentary: May 11, 2026

Each week, our Wealth Management team analyzes the U.S. stock market and bond market activity and news of the previous week, summarizing their findings into a weekly market update report. The key points of this week's commentary, "Equities Continue to Gain, Powered by Tech Strength," include:

  • Equities ended the week higher, propelled by strong performance in the technology sector. The S&P 500 rose +2.4% and the Nasdaq 100 gained +5.5%.
  • Technology stocks have been on an impressive run the last few weeks. The Nasdaq 100 Index, which is heavily weighted towards technology companies, has posted a weekly increase of +5% or more twice in the last four weeks. Earnings for companies participating in the artificial intelligence buildout continue to beat expectations and forward-looking estimates for those companies are being revised higher.
  • First quarter earnings season has exceeded even the most bullish expectations. With more than 80% of S&P 500 constituents having reported, analysts expect combined EPS for companies in the Index to grow +28% year-over-year.


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