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New stock leadership emerges in S&P 500 ahead of Q2 earnings

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MarketWatch says the S&P 500 rally is being supported by a changing set of stocks, with investors rotating into new leadership as the market looks toward second-quarter earnings.

According to MarketWatch, this rotation is unfolding beneath the index level, suggesting performance is shifting across parts of the market rather than being driven by a single, steady group of names.

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