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Energy Stocks Drop, Nvidia Falls 5% on AI Investment

Headline-driven risk regarding the uncertainty in the standoff between the US and Iran over the Strait of Hormuz passage, as well as the magnitude of AI investment being made by Tech megacaps, continues to play out in Monday's trading.  Energy was the worst performing sector in the S&P 500 as the US has paused its military activity in Iran with a new focus on diplomacy.  Industry giants such as Chevronand Exxon Mobilwere down by 1%-2% while Devon Energyfell over 4%.  In the Tech space, investors sneered at Nvidiafor announcing $750B in total spend between its $250 backstop for OpenAI and a $500B joint investment with South Korea's SK Group, sending the stock down by 5% to three-week lows.   Other semiconductors and semiconductor equipment names traded lower in sympathy while the "anti-AI trade" - enterprise software - was generally strong.    Traders also piled into the Consumer Defensive sector as Walmartand Costcocontinued their bounce for the second day in a row.In the opening hour of the evening session S&P e-minis are trading flat while the NASDAQ 100 contract is down 0.2%.   WTI crude oil remains under pressure, trading closer to $82% per barrel.   Sentiment swings and wide trading ranges could remain a theme this week with more hyperscalers on deck for quarterly earnings as well as a Federal Reserve policy decision this coming Wednesday.Check out this evening's top movers from around Wall Street, compiled by The Fly.HIGHER AFTER EARNINGS -OPKO Health, Inc.up 8.9%Celesticaup 8.1%Applied Digitalup 5.6%Happenup 4.0%Cadence Design Systemsup 3.2%F5, Inc.up 1.0%DOWN AFTER EARNINGS -Universal Health Servicesdown 4.7%Noble Corporationdown 4.4%Amkor Technologydown 3.5%Kforcedown 2.9%Cincinnati Financialdown 2.4%ALSO LOWER -Aehr Test Systemsdown 4.6% after equity offering

Company Reports Q2 Book Value Per Share Increased to 94 Cents

Reports Q2 book value per share 94c vs. 87c last year. Stephen M. Spray, president and CEO, commented: "Investment income increased nicely, producing our main source of profits in the second quarter and bringing our total non-GAAP operating income to $554M for the first half of the year. Turning to our insurance business, elevated catastrophe losses played a large part in an uptick in our combined ratio, coming in just shy of breakeven at 100.8% for the quarter. While not the result of any single storm, our field and headquarters claims associates have been busy, bringing compassion and expertise to our agents and policyholders across the country and close to home. Ohio was particularly impacted by bad weather this Spring with catastrophe losses reaching nearly four times higher than our 5-year second-quarter average for the state. On a six-month basis, we recorded a profitable 98.2% combined ratio. We are optimistic that further maturing of our plans to increase both product and geographic diversification will continue to help mute the impacts of catastrophe losses in any one quarter."

Cincinnati Financial Adds 15th Board Seat, Appoints Lisa Franchetti

Cincinnati Financial Corporation's board of directors added a 15th seat, appointing Lisa Franchetti to the board and as a member of its audit committee, effective immediately.