Institutional Investors Ramp Up U.S. Stock Selling In May

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  • Institutional investors appeared to shrug off the US equities rally in May by boosting their selling of stocks.
  • Institutions sold a net $50.78 billion in stocks in May, up from $30.93 billion in April and above the net $42.73 billion average sold by this investment group over the past year, according to the latest S&P Global Market Intelligence data.
  • Retail investors bought $9.20 billion in stocks throughout May, reversing this group's selling trend.
  • Institutions sold stocks in 10 of 11 market sectors, boosting their positions only in information technology.

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Institutional investors appeared to shrug off the US equities rally in May by boosting their selling of stocks.

Institutions sold a net $50.78 billion in stocks in May, up from $30.93 billion in April and above the net $42.73 billion average sold

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