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Wall Street closed the trading week lower, as the Treasury expanded buybacks, Bitcoin (BTC-USD) surged, and retail earnings hit the tape.

As yields have been advancing, the U.S. Treasury said it will at least double the maximum size of its liquidity-support buybacks of longer-dated nominal coupon securities.

Bitcoin (BTC-USD) observed sharp swings towards the end of the week as the cryptocurrency surged past $77,000 to reach its highest trading level since mid-May, marking a new 3-month high.

Retail earnings continued to roll in all week as traders and investors digested the latest results from major names including Walmart (WMT), Target (TGT), TJX Companies (TJX), Ross Stores (ROST), and several others.

For the week, the blue-chip Dow (DJI) fell -0.85%, the benchmark S&P (SP500) lost -1.43%, and the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite (COMP:IND) handed back -2.05%. Read a preview of next week's major events in Seeking Alpha's Catalyst Watch.

U.S. refiners are on a roll this year, with several stocks more than doubling in value, as war-driven supply disruptions boost refining margins. Diesel cracks, an indicator of refinery profitability, have reached record levels and the refining industry is already operating near maximum processing capacity. Will refiners maintain this momentum? Read more.

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U.S. Indices
Dow -0.9% to 53,277. S&P 500 -1.4% to 7,674. Nasdaq -2.1% to 26,180. Russell 2000 -1.7% to 3,018. CBOE Volatility Index +6.2% to 15.13.

S&P 500 Sectors
Consumer Staples -1%. Utilities -3.6%. Financials -1.2%. Telecom -1.5%. Healthcare +4.3%. Industrials -3.4%. Information Technology -3.2%. Materials +2.3%. Energy +2.5%. Consumer Discretionary -0.2%. Real Estate -0.5%.

World Indices
London +0.6% to 10,817. France -1.8% to 8,484. Germany -1.2% to 26,137. Japan -3.9% to 66,016. China -0.6% to 3,905. Hong Kong +3.6% to 26,009. India -0.6% to 77,541.

Commodities and Bonds
Crude Oil WTI +5.2% to $86.64/bbl. Gold +5.1% to $4,661.6/oz. Natural Gas +0.8% to 2.755. Ten-Year Bond Yield -0.2 bps to 4.738.

Forex and Cryptos
EUR/USD +0.92%. USD/JPY -0.21%. GBP/USD +0.81%. Bitcoin +22.4%. Litecoin +17%. Ethereum +29%. XRP +53%.

Top S&P 500 Gainers
Moderna (MRNA) +129%. Coinbase Global (COIN) +26%. The Estée Lauder Companies (EL) +18%. Freeport-McMoRan (FCX) +15%. Robinhood Markets (HOOD) +13%.

Top S&P 500 Losers
Reddit (RDDT) -14%. Jabil (JBL) -14%. Seagate Technology Holdings plc (STX) -13%. Flex (FLEX) -12%. Intel (INTC) -12%.

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