Agilent Technologies(US:A) Benzinga·2025-11-24 10:07Market Sentiment - The CNN Money Fear and Greed index showed some easing in the overall fear level, remaining in the "Extreme Fear" zone with a current reading of 10.5, up from a prior reading of 7.2 [1][5]. Stock Market Performance - U.S. stocks settled higher on Friday, with the Dow Jones index gaining more than 1%, closing higher by around 493 points to 46,245.41. The S&P 500 gained 0.98% to 6,602.99, while the Nasdaq Composite gained 0.88% to 22,273.08 [1][4]. - Despite the gains on Friday, all three major indices recorded significant losses last week, with the S&P 500 and Dow falling around 2% each [2]. Company Earnings - Shares of Elastic N.V. (NYSE:ESTC) dipped 15% after posting second-quarter earnings. In contrast, BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:BJ) reported better-than-expected earnings for the third quarter [3]. - Investors are awaiting earnings results from Zoom Communications Inc (NASDAQ:ZM), Keysight Technologies Inc (NYSE:KEYS), and Agilent Technologies Inc (NYSE:A) [4]. Economic Indicators - The University of Michigan's consumer sentiment index increased to 51.0 in November from a preliminary reading of 50.3. The S&P Global composite PMI rose to 54.8 in November from 54.6 in October, exceeding market estimates of 54.5 [3].