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There have been supply chain pressures, and there have been commodity cost increases. But [companies] have, I think, taken price increases that exceed that, they are, to me, absolutely profit taking. – Mark Lang	Found on CNN 1 year ago
While we see the Fed as being more hawkish this week, it is only one of several speed bumps ahead in what is an environment supportive for risk, the current profit-taking induced in part by pressure on China’s Tech is unlikely to last long as U.S. stocks should again be bought on the dip. – Sebastien Galy	Found on Reuters 2 years ago
I’m not surprised to see the market sell off a little bit. I’m never surprised, given the strong run we’ve had for such a long period of time, when you see some periods of profit-taking. – Tim Ghriskey	Found on Reuters 2 years ago
Month-end profit-taking could ultimately lend a hand to the dollar today to conclude a very difficult April for the dollar, overall we do not expect this trend to have much longer legs in May, as in our view April’s dollar correction could have instead gone too far, too quick, although we retain a bearish dollar bias for the long run. – Alexandre Dolci	Found on Reuters 2 years ago
Tech stocks have enjoyed good price momentum and a few heavyweights recently reported results that were in line with expectations ... so we can expect some routine profit taking and tepid share performance. – Anita Gandhi	Found on Reuters 3 years ago
There is quite a big discussion in the market on whether the consensus is too bullish, or if we need to have a pullback, i think this is more about the fact the markets had a strong run over the past few months. Maybe it gives people an excuse for some profit-taking. – Graham Secker	Found on Reuters 3 years ago
I would just put (today's movement) down to a bit of profit taking before the figures, we've had a good run, up at all-time highs, sentiment is probably positive - the Iranian issue appears to be put to bed - people are just sitting on their hands ahead of the report. – David Madden	Found on Reuters 4 years ago
After this strong run, day after day of the market gaining, it stands to reason that ... you're going to see the market flat or even some profit taking. – Quincy Krosby	Found on Reuters 4 years ago
It's difficult to see why you wouldn't be at least thinking, there is a 'good profit-taking opportunity right now' and positioning for a slightly worse outcome. – Rob Carnell	Found on Reuters 4 years ago
Profit-taking makes sense now as ongoing U.S.-China trade talks, major concerns for the market, have provided no signs of exit plan while the market had risen smoothly for the past two months. – Hikaru Sato	Found on Reuters 5 years ago
In reality, there aren't many countries that can raise outputs, with only Saudi Arabia having the capacity to flexibly increase the output. But if Saudis alone increase outputs sharply, they could face backlash from some other countries, so markets seem to be skeptical how much Saudi can increase. We could see some profit-taking after last week's gains but the market will be supported. The next focus will be on the size of output increase by Saudis in July. – Tatsufumi Okoshi	Found on Reuters 5 years ago
The Nasdaq has had an incredible run this week so it may be some profit-taking. – Bill Callahan	Found on Reuters 5 years ago
I don't think today there is any news that's particularly concerning other than disappointing guidance from Kohl's and disappointing results from Toll Brothers, i don't think it's anything other than some profit taking. – Michael James	Found on Reuters 5 years ago
I think of (tech's recent swoon) as profit-taking rather than driven by change in the fundamental factors, the fundamentals are still positive for the sector. – John Praveen	Found on Reuters 6 years ago
After the market's recent strong gains, there seems to be some profit-taking. – Yasuo Sakuma	Found on Reuters 7 years ago
We are on the cusp of U.S. weekly production statistics - the market is keeping a close eye on that. There is maybe a little bit of profit taking ahead of the stats. – Ben Le Brun	Found on Reuters 7 years ago
Profit-taking was seen in the banking sector that remained mostly negative throughout the day despite the news of China easing rules for Pakistani banks to operate in the country. – Ahmed Saeed Khan	Found on Reuters 7 years ago
Volatility prevailed as the index juggled between +136 and -131 points to fall by 55 points amid profit-taking witnessed across the board. – Ahmed Saeed Khan	Found on Reuters 7 years ago
What we have seen is that the public has been cautious and that wall of worry is... challenging valuations ahead of some discreetly risky events and today's profit taking is almost a natural process. – Julian Emmanuel	Found on Reuters 7 years ago
What I am more concerned at this juncture is, do we see more follow-through or do we see profit taking? – Arthur Henderson	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
There are two things. There has been a fantastic rise in prices so I think in the Asian time zone there's been a little bit of profit-taking, the second thing is that while we're waiting for more official inventory data, investors are thinking: 'Are prices warranted at these levels?'. – Jonathan Barratt	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
There are two things. There has been a fantastic rise in prices so I think in the Asian time zone there's been a little bit of profit taking, the second thing is that while we're waiting for more official inventory data, investors are thinking 'are prices warranted at these levels'. – Jonathan Barratt	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
Once bitten, twice shy. Investors burnt by last year's market crash are still too scared to enter the market, which is why we see a trading pattern of quick profit-taking. – Yang Hai	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
It was a wonderful week, energy was strong, gold was strong, the Canadian dollar firmed and there was a much more buoyant mood. It's just inevitable profit-taking. – John Ing	Found on Reuters 8 years ago

There have been supply chain pressures, and there have been commodity cost increases. But [companies] have, I think, taken price increases that exceed that, they are, to me, absolutely profit taking.

– Mark Lang

Found on CNN
1 year ago

While we see the Fed as being more hawkish this week, it is only one of several speed bumps ahead in what is an environment supportive for risk, the current profit-taking induced in part by pressure on China’s Tech is unlikely to last long as U.S. stocks should again be bought on the dip.

– Sebastien Galy

Found on Reuters
2 years ago

I’m not surprised to see the market sell off a little bit. I’m never surprised, given the strong run we’ve had for such a long period of time, when you see some periods of profit-taking.

– Tim Ghriskey

Found on Reuters
2 years ago

Month-end profit-taking could ultimately lend a hand to the dollar today to conclude a very difficult April for the dollar, overall we do not expect this trend to have much longer legs in May, as in our view April’s dollar correction could have instead gone too far, too quick, although we retain a bearish dollar bias for the long run.

– Alexandre Dolci

Found on Reuters
2 years ago

Tech stocks have enjoyed good price momentum and a few heavyweights recently reported results that were in line with expectations ... so we can expect some routine profit taking and tepid share performance.

– Anita Gandhi

Found on Reuters
3 years ago

There is quite a big discussion in the market on whether the consensus is too bullish, or if we need to have a pullback, i think this is more about the fact the markets had a strong run over the past few months. Maybe it gives people an excuse for some profit-taking.

– Graham Secker

Found on Reuters
3 years ago

I would just put (today's movement) down to a bit of profit taking before the figures, we've had a good run, up at all-time highs, sentiment is probably positive - the Iranian issue appears to be put to bed - people are just sitting on their hands ahead of the report.

– David Madden

Found on Reuters
4 years ago

After this strong run, day after day of the market gaining, it stands to reason that ... you're going to see the market flat or even some profit taking.

– Quincy Krosby

Found on Reuters
4 years ago

It's difficult to see why you wouldn't be at least thinking, there is a 'good profit-taking opportunity right now' and positioning for a slightly worse outcome.

– Rob Carnell

Found on Reuters
4 years ago

Profit-taking makes sense now as ongoing U.S.-China trade talks, major concerns for the market, have provided no signs of exit plan while the market had risen smoothly for the past two months.

– Hikaru Sato

Found on Reuters
5 years ago

In reality, there aren't many countries that can raise outputs, with only Saudi Arabia having the capacity to flexibly increase the output. But if Saudis alone increase outputs sharply, they could face backlash from some other countries, so markets seem to be skeptical how much Saudi can increase. We could see some profit-taking after last week's gains but the market will be supported. The next focus will be on the size of output increase by Saudis in July.

– Tatsufumi Okoshi

Found on Reuters
5 years ago

The Nasdaq has had an incredible run this week so it may be some profit-taking.

– Bill Callahan

Found on Reuters
5 years ago

I don't think today there is any news that's particularly concerning other than disappointing guidance from Kohl's and disappointing results from Toll Brothers, i don't think it's anything other than some profit taking.

– Michael James

Found on Reuters
5 years ago

I think of (tech's recent swoon) as profit-taking rather than driven by change in the fundamental factors, the fundamentals are still positive for the sector.

– John Praveen

Found on Reuters
6 years ago

After the market's recent strong gains, there seems to be some profit-taking.

– Yasuo Sakuma

Found on Reuters
7 years ago

We are on the cusp of U.S. weekly production statistics - the market is keeping a close eye on that. There is maybe a little bit of profit taking ahead of the stats.

– Ben Le Brun

Found on Reuters
7 years ago

Profit-taking was seen in the banking sector that remained mostly negative throughout the day despite the news of China easing rules for Pakistani banks to operate in the country.

– Ahmed Saeed Khan

Found on Reuters
7 years ago

Volatility prevailed as the index juggled between +136 and -131 points to fall by 55 points amid profit-taking witnessed across the board.

– Ahmed Saeed Khan

Found on Reuters
7 years ago

What we have seen is that the public has been cautious and that wall of worry is... challenging valuations ahead of some discreetly risky events and today's profit taking is almost a natural process.

– Julian Emmanuel

Found on Reuters
7 years ago

What I am more concerned at this juncture is, do we see more follow-through or do we see profit taking?

– Arthur Henderson

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

There are two things. There has been a fantastic rise in prices so I think in the Asian time zone there's been a little bit of profit-taking, the second thing is that while we're waiting for more official inventory data, investors are thinking: 'Are prices warranted at these levels?'.

– Jonathan Barratt

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

There are two things. There has been a fantastic rise in prices so I think in the Asian time zone there's been a little bit of profit taking, the second thing is that while we're waiting for more official inventory data, investors are thinking 'are prices warranted at these levels'.

– Jonathan Barratt

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

Once bitten, twice shy. Investors burnt by last year's market crash are still too scared to enter the market, which is why we see a trading pattern of quick profit-taking.

– Yang Hai

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

It was a wonderful week, energy was strong, gold was strong, the Canadian dollar firmed and there was a much more buoyant mood. It's just inevitable profit-taking.

– John Ing

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

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