Dollar Strengthens, Treasuries Fall, Commodities Decline, Stocks Slump - U.S Daily Markets Wrap

Stocks decline led by decline in large cap and materials sector stocks, while 10-year treasury yields increase, dollar strengthens, and crude oil declines

Sep 15, 2021 by Kwhen Finance Editors

Dollar Strengthens, Treasuries Fall, Commodities Decline, Stocks Slump - U.S Daily Markets Wrap
U.S. stocks fell by 1.3% today fueled by a 1.0% decline in large cap stocks and a 2.0% decline in materials stocks. The S&P 500 Index is currently up 19.2% year-to-date, and up 33.8% over the past 12 months. The Dow Jones Industrial Average is currently up 14.5% year-to-date, and up 26.1% over the past 12 months. Elsewhere, commodities fell 0.9% with gold falling 0.1%, crude oil falling 0.8% and copper falling 0.2%. The yield on 10-year Treasuries is 1.34%, while the dollar strengthened by 0.4% against a basket of other currencies. Meanwhile, investment grade corporate bonds fell by 0.2%, and high yield bonds fell by 0.1%.

Stocks

  • The S&P 500 Index declined 1.3%.
  • The Dow Jones Industrial Average declined 0.7%.
  • The Nasdaq Composite Index stayed level.
  • The Nasdaq 100 Index stayed level.
  • The Volatility Index rose 6.5%.
  • Large cap stocks, as represented by the S&P 100 Index, declined 1.0%.
  • Mid cap stocks, as represented by the S&P MidCap 400 Index, declined 0.8%.
  • Small cap stocks, as represented by the S&P SmallCap 600 Index, declined 0.1%.
NameTickerDoD %ΔYTD %Δ1 Yr %2 Yr %5 Yr %
S&P 500SPY-1.3%+19.2%+33.8%+52.3%+126.6%
Dow Jones Industrial AverageDIA-0.73%+14.5%+26.1%+32.8%+112.3%
Nasdaq Composite IndexONEQ0.0%+17.1%+38.8%+86.5%+199.8%
Nasdaq 100 IndexQQQ0.0%+19.4%+39.1%+96.8%+231.1%
CBOE Volatility IndexVXX+6.5%-60.1%-72.5%-71.2%-1.7%
S&P Large CapOEF-0.97%+19.5%+32.6%+57.4%+133.7%
S&P Mid CapIJH-0.79%+17.1%+42.9%+40.1%+89.0%
S&P Small CapIJR-0.055%+19.6%+52.8%+39.3%+91.7%

Sectors

  • Stocks in the Health Care sector rose the most with a 0.1% gain.
  • Stocks in the Materials sector fell the most with a 2.0% decline.
  • With a 274.7% gain, stocks in the Technology sector have advanced the most over the past 5 years
  • With a 17.0% decline, stocks in the Energy sector have declined the most over the past 5 years
NameTickerDoD %ΔYTD %Δ1 Yr %2 Yr %5 Yr %
Health CareIYH+0.13%+17.7%+27.7%+52.8%+103.5%
Consumer DiscretionaryXLY0.0%+14.9%+27.1%+53.4%+148.8%
EnergyIYE0.0%+33.9%+51.7%-14.2%-17.0%
TelecomIYZ-0.53%+12.9%+22.6%+19.4%+13.4%
Consumer StaplesXLP-0.54%+7.1%+14.0%+23.9%+54.0%
FinancialsIYF-0.58%+25.0%+43.6%+31.4%+101.5%
Real EstateIYR-0.95%+25.9%+31.6%+20.1%+57.6%
IndustrialsIYJ-1.1%+13.6%+30.0%+39.1%+105.2%
TechnologyIYW-1.4%+25.1%+46.1%+108.0%+274.7%
UtilitiesIDU-1.5%+6.8%+13.9%+7.6%+51.4%
MaterialsIYM-2.0%+12.6%+22.3%+40.0%+78.6%

Bonds

  • The yield on 1-year Treasuries remained unchanged at 0.07% today.
  • The yield on 5-year Treasuries increased by 3 basis points to 0.84% today.
  • The yield on 10-year Treasuries increased by 3 basis points to 1.34% today.
  • The yield on 30-year Treasuries increased by 1 basis point to 1.88% today.
NameTickerYieldDoD Yield Δ
1-year TreasuriesDGS10.07%0%
5-year TreasuriesDGS50.84%+0.03%
10-year TreasuriesDGS101.34%+0.03%
30-year TreasuriesDGS301.88%+0.01%

Credit

  • Investment grade corporate bonds tracked by the Markit iBoxx USD Liquid Investment Grade Index fell by 0.2%.
  • High yield bonds tracked by the Markit iBoxx USD Liquid High Yield Index fell by 0.1%.
  • Emerging market bonds tracked by the J.P. Morgan Emerging Markets Core Index stayed level.
NameTickerDoD %ΔYTD %Δ1 Yr %2 Yr %5 Yr %
Investment GradeLQD-0.22%-0.7%+1.7%+13.5%+28.9%
High YieldHYG-0.12%+3.2%+8.4%+10.1%+30.4%
Emerging MarketsEMB0.0%-0.8%+3.4%+7.2%+21.7%

Commodities

  • The S&P GSCI Total Return Index, the leading measure of general commodity price movements, declined by 0.9%
  • West Texas Intermediate crude oil declined by 0.8%.
  • Brent crude oil declined by 0.4%.
  • Gold declined by 0.1%.
  • Copper declined by 0.2%.
  • Silver declined by 2.4%.
NameTickerDoD %ΔYTD %Δ1 Yr %2 Yr %5 Yr %
S&P GSCI Total Return IndexGSG-0.85%+32.1%+48.4%+4.4%+14.7%
Bloomberg Commodity Index TRDJCB-1.1%+26.5%+36.8%+24.4%+24.4%
Crude Oil West Texas IntermediateDBO-0.83%+55.6%+77.1%+33.4%+64.2%
Brent Crude OilBNO-0.41%+52.7%+77.5%+2.2%+45.7%
GoldIAU-0.15%-8.1%-10.3%+16.1%+31.9%
CopperCPER-0.19%+19.9%+37.1%+58.5%+83.5%
SilverSLV-2.4%-15.6%-17.8%+23.0%+16.1%

Currencies

  • The Deutsche Bank Long US Dollar Index, which measures the greenback against a basket of other currencies, strengthened by 0.4% to $25.02 today.
  • The Euro weakened by 0.5% to $1.17.
  • The British pound weakened by 0.5% to $1.37.
  • The Japanese yen weakened by 0.1% to 109.98 per dollar.
NameTickerPriceDoD %Δ
Deutsche Bank Long US Dollar IndexUUP$25.02+0.4%
EUR-USDEURUSD$1.17-0.5%
GBP-USDGBPUSD$1.37-0.5%
USD-JPYUSDJPY109.98¥-0.1%

Cryptocurrencies

  • Bitcoin rose by 0.9% to $47830.82 today.
  • Ethereum declined by 1.1% to $3413.44 today.
  • Tether declined by 0.1% to $0.9998066474401062 today.
  • XRP rose by 0.6% to $1.07 today.
NameTickerPriceDoD %Δ
Bitcoin USDBTCUSD$47830.82+0.9%
Ethereum USDETHUSD$3413.44-1.1%
Tether USDUSDTUSD$1.00-0.1%
XRP USDTXRPUSDT1.07+0.6%

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