Sep E-mini S&Ps (ESU14 +0.21%) this morning are slightly higher by +0.13% on support from positive Chinese and Eurozone PMI reports and a +0.75% rally in the Euro Stoxx 50 index.

We start with a couple of economic reports. The National Association of Realtors reports existing home sales were up 2.6% in June to a seasonally adjusted rate of 5.04 million, compared to 4.91 million in May. Sales in June were 2.6% higher than last month, but were 2.3% below the June 2013 rate.

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Financials have displaced industrial goods, continuing their climb up our ranking. Industrials, utilities, and consumer goods all score above average. Despite being the top scoring sector in large cap last week, healthcare scores in line across the entire universe.