What’s likely to move the market in the next trading session

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Here’s what CNBC TV’s producers were watching on Thursday and what’s on the radar for Friday’s session.

Fed Chief Jay Powell

Stock indexes ahead of Powell

Walgreens and Walmart

• Walgreens is now back to lows not seen since April of 1997 — 27 years ago.
• Walgreens is down 8% in four days and down 15.5% in August.
• Walmart on the other hand hit an all-time high today.
• The stock is up 3% in four days and up 10% in August.

Meta

• The social media stock hit an all-time high today.
• Meta Platforms is up 12% in August.

The insurance stocks

• Four insurance companies hit all-time highs on Thursday. (Thanks to Chris Hayes for the stats.)
• Arch Capital hit an all-time high today. The stock is up 11% in August and 43% in 2024.
• Aflac hit an all-time high today. The stock is up about 12% in August and 29% in 2024.
• Arthur J. Gallagher hit an all-time high. The stock is up 7% over the past month and 30% year to date.
• Brown & Brown hit an all-time high today. The stock is up 11% in a month, and about 46% in 2024.
• The S&P Insurance Industry is up 2.7% in August and 24% in 2024.

Health care in the USA

REITs on a run

• Extra Space Storage is trading at a 21-month high. The stock is up 9% in August.
• Public Storage is at a 23-month high. The stock has gained 12.6% in August.
• Simon Property Group is near a three-year high. The mall operator is up nearly 6% in August.
• UDR is at a 13-month high. The stock is up more than 6% in August.
• Equity Residential is at a 23-month high. The stock is up 4.3% in August.

European stocks

• The Europe STOXX 600 is now up eight of the last nine days.
• This index is up 3.3% in that time period.
• It is still 8% from its June 3 high.