Stocks rise led by rise in large cap and consumer discretionary sector stocks, while 10-year treasury yields increase, dollar weakens, and crude oil declines
U.S. stocks rose by 1.4% today fueled by a 1.6% increase in large cap stocks and a 2.3% increase in consumer discretionary stocks. The S&P 500 Index is currently up 7.5% year-to-date, and up 64.0% over the past 12 months. The Dow Jones Industrial Average is currently up 8.9% year-to-date, and up 60.5% over the past 12 months. Elsewhere, commodities fell 1.8% with gold falling 0.1%, crude oil falling 3.1% and copper rising 3.3%. The yield on 10-year Treasuries is 1.69%, while the dollar weakened by 0.3% against a basket of other currencies. Meanwhile, investment grade corporate bonds fell by 0.5%, and high yield bonds rose by 0.0%.
Stocks
The S&P 500 Index rose 1.4%.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 1.1%.
The Nasdaq Composite Index rose 1.6%.
The Nasdaq 100 Index rose 2.0%.
The Volatility Index declined 2.5%.
Large cap stocks, as represented by the S&P 100 Index, rose 1.6%.
Mid cap stocks, as represented by the S&P MidCap 400 Index, rose 0.7%.
Small cap stocks, as represented by the S&P SmallCap 600 Index, rose 0.4%.
Name
Ticker
DoD %Δ
YTD %Δ
1 Yr %
2 Yr %
5 Yr %
S&P 500
SPY
+1.4%
+7.5%
+64.0%
+44.6%
+113.5%
Dow Jones Industrial Average
DIA
+1.1%
+8.9%
+60.5%
+31.1%
+108.9%
Nasdaq Composite Index
ONEQ
+1.6%
+4.4%
+84.1%
+73.8%
+188.5%
Nasdaq 100 Index
QQQ
+2.0%
+3.6%
+78.1%
+79.3%
+208.0%
CBOE Volatility Index
VXX
-2.5%
-34.2%
-75.7%
-61.3%
-59.5%
S&P Large Cap
OEF
+1.6%
+6.3%
+59.8%
+47.5%
+117.2%
S&P Mid Cap
IJH
+0.70%
+15.2%
+100.1%
+40.6%
+98.0%
S&P Small Cap
IJR
+0.44%
+20.1%
+117.8%
+43.6%
+110.5%
Sectors
Stocks in the Consumer Discretionary sector rose the most with a 2.3% gain.
Stocks in the Energy sector fell the most with a 2.4% decline.
With a 243.8% gain, stocks in the Technology sector have advanced the most over the past 5 years
With a 8.6% decline, stocks in the Energy sector have declined the most over the past 5 years
Name
Ticker
DoD %Δ
YTD %Δ
1 Yr %
2 Yr %
5 Yr %
Consumer Discretionary
XLY
+2.3%
+5.5%
+84.8%
+48.4%
+129.4%
Technology
IYW
+2.1%
+5.6%
+84.5%
+86.1%
+243.8%
Consumer Staples
XLP
+1.3%
+1.3%
+26.2%
+29.6%
+45.2%
Industrials
IYJ
+1.2%
+9.9%
+82.7%
+40.5%
+108.2%
Telecom
IYZ
+1.1%
+8.8%
+37.3%
+13.0%
+12.8%
Utilities
IDU
+1.1%
+3.1%
+25.9%
+14.9%
+47.4%
Materials
IYM
+0.98%
+12.3%
+95.3%
+37.4%
+88.5%
Financials
IYF
+0.79%
+14.1%
+68.3%
+29.7%
+94.7%
Health Care
IYH
+0.68%
+2.7%
+38.4%
+33.3%
+87.0%
Real Estate
IYR
+0.40%
+9.8%
+48.4%
+13.0%
+41.5%
Energy
IYE
-2.4%
+33.5%
+75.7%
-20.4%
-8.6%
Bonds
The yield on 1-year Treasuries decreased by 44 basis points to 0.06% today.
The yield on 5-year Treasuries increased by 40 basis points to 0.9% today.
The yield on 10-year Treasuries increased by 119 basis points to 1.69% today.
The yield on 30-year Treasuries increased by 184 basis points to 2.34% today.
Name
Ticker
Yield
DoD Yield Δ
1-year Treasuries
DGS1
0.06%
-0.44%
5-year Treasuries
DGS5
0.9%
+0.4%
10-year Treasuries
DGS10
1.69%
+1.19%
30-year Treasuries
DGS30
2.34%
+1.84%
Credit
Investment grade corporate bonds tracked by the Markit iBoxx USD Liquid Investment Grade Index fell by 0.5%.
High yield bonds tracked by the Markit iBoxx USD Liquid High Yield Index rose by 0.0%.
Emerging market bonds tracked by the J.P. Morgan Emerging Markets Core Index fell by 0.2%.
Name
Ticker
DoD %Δ
YTD %Δ
1 Yr %
2 Yr %
5 Yr %
Investment Grade
LQD
-0.49%
-4.9%
+10.7%
+16.7%
+28.1%
High Yield
HYG
+0.046%
+0.8%
+24.2%
+11.4%
+37.9%
Emerging Markets
EMB
-0.16%
-4.7%
+19.0%
+8.3%
+24.9%
Commodities
The S&P GSCI Total Return Index, the leading measure of general commodity price movements, declined by 1.8%
West Texas Intermediate crude oil declined by 3.1%.
Brent crude oil declined by 3.7%.
Gold declined by 0.1%.
Copper rose by 3.3%.
Silver declined by 0.3%.
Name
Ticker
DoD %Δ
YTD %Δ
1 Yr %
2 Yr %
5 Yr %
S&P GSCI Total Return Index
GSG
-1.8%
+14.7%
+38.9%
-13.4%
+6.4%
Bloomberg Commodity Index TR
DJCB
-0.98%
+7.9%
+40.1%
+6.0%
+6.0%
Crude Oil West Texas Intermediate
DBO
-3.1%
+29.4%
+79.7%
+3.4%
+54.1%
Brent Crude Oil
BNO
-3.7%
+26.6%
+56.5%
-17.2%
+41.8%
Gold
IAU
-0.061%
-9.2%
+6.0%
+33.0%
+40.4%
Copper
CPER
+3.3%
+13.9%
+80.8%
+35.7%
+72.3%
Silver
SLV
-0.26%
-5.8%
+72.0%
+62.8%
+63.0%
Currencies
The Deutsche Bank Long US Dollar Index, which measures the greenback against a basket of other currencies, weakened by 0.3% to $24.93 today.
The Euro strengthened by 18.1% to $1.18.
The British pound strengthened by 39.1% to $1.39.
The Japanese yen strengthened by 10.2% to 110.19 per dollar.
