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title: "Weekly Recap | XLY.US -0.35%, choppy but outpacing market"
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description: "XLY.US slipped 0.35% this week to close at $112.46, still outperforming the S&P 500 by about 1.6 percentage points, as the benchmark fell 1.95%. Trading was choppy: the ETF opened Monday at $112.71, slid to a weekly low of $110.67 on Wednesday, rebounded to $113.41 on Thursday, then faded from a Friday high of $114.69 to settle at $112.46. Weekly amplitude was 3.57%. Average daily volume of 8.05m shares ran 36.67% above the 60-day median, reflecting heavier turnover."
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# Weekly Recap | XLY.US -0.35%, choppy but outpacing market

## The Week

XLY.US slipped 0.35% this week to close at $112.46, still outperforming the S&P 500 by about 1.6 percentage points, as the benchmark fell 1.95%. Trading was choppy: the ETF opened Monday at $112.71, slid to a weekly low of $110.67 on Wednesday, rebounded to $113.41 on Thursday, then faded from a Friday high of $114.69 to settle at $112.46. Weekly amplitude was 3.57%. Average daily volume of 8.05m shares ran 36.67% above the 60-day median, reflecting heavier turnover.

## Sector News

Consumer discretionary news centred on hotels, dining and travel. Starbucks denied rumours of a Chipotle acquisition, saying it is focused on its ‘Back to Starbucks’ turnaround; Morgan Stanley argued the pre-earnings valuation does not fully reflect the prospective earnings rebound. Hilton got a new ‘buy’ rating from Freedom Broker and Barclays lifted its target to $384, while Marriott also picked up coverage from Morgan Stanley and Freedom Broker. Booking Holdings launched an AI travel agent called Vayo and plans to invest $100m. On the macro side, a hot CPI report fuelled an AI-led sell-off, with the S&P 500 and Nasdaq briefly dipping below their 50-day moving averages and weighing on discretionary sentiment.

## The Week Ahead

Next week’s macro calendar is housing- and inventory-heavy. The NAHB housing market index is due Monday, with a prior reading of 32 and consensus at 32. Tuesday brings housing starts annualised at a prior 1.275m versus 1.305m expected, and building permits annualised at 1.403m prior versus 1.395m expected. Wednesday features the EIA weekly crude oil inventory, with a prior draw of 8.557m barrels. Housing prints will matter for home-improvement names like Home Depot and Lowe’s, while Tesla Roadster order and production details could also flow into the new week.

## In Short

XLY.US held up relatively well amid an AI rout and mixed consumer headlines, beating the broad market by 1.6 percentage points. The latest session’s capital flow shows large-lot money as a net buyer while small- and mid-lot flows diverged; valuation sits at 6.55x P/E and 0.70x P/B, with price slightly below the 60-day average of $113.99. Hotels and travel scored several fresh coverage initiations or target lifts, while macro rates and CPI data remain a source of uncertainty. The key test ahead is whether home-improvement retail can carry the relative strength after the housing data lands.

*This article is generated by LongbridgeAI from market data, for information only and not investment advice.*

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