U.S. stocks rose by 1.3% today fueled by a 1.6% increase in mid cap stocks and a 3.3% increase in energy stocks. The S&P 500 Index is currently down 16.0% year-to-date, and down 14.6% over the past 12 months. The Dow Jones Industrial Average is currently down 5.6% year-to-date, and down 3.5% over the past 12 months. Elsewhere, commodities climbed 1.2% with gold rising 0.1%, crude oil rising 1.6% and copper rising 1.2%. The yield on 10-year Treasuries is 3.82%, while the dollar weakened by 0.6% against a basket of other currencies. Meanwhile, investment grade corporate bonds rose by 0.9%, and high yield bonds rose by 0.7%.
Stocks
The S&P 500 Index rose 1.3%.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 1.2%.
The Nasdaq Composite Index rose 1.1%.
The Nasdaq 100 Index rose 1.4%.
The Volatility Index declined 3.4%.
Large cap stocks, as represented by the S&P 100 Index, rose 1.3%.
Mid cap stocks, as represented by the S&P MidCap 400 Index, rose 1.6%.
Small cap stocks, as represented by the S&P SmallCap 600 Index, rose 1.2%.
Name
Ticker
DoD %Δ
YTD %Δ
1 Yr %
2 Yr %
5 Yr %
S&P 500
SPY
+1.3%
-16.0%
-14.6%
+14.3%
+65.4%
Dow Jones Industrial Average
DIA
+1.2%
-5.6%
-3.5%
+19.4%
+58.2%
Nasdaq Composite Index
ONEQ
+1.1%
-28.4%
-30.0%
-4.9%
+69.4%
Nasdaq 100 Index
QQQ
+1.4%
-28.9%
-29.9%
-2.0%
+87.5%
CBOE Volatility Index
VXX
-3.4%
-13.8%
-23.8%
-78.5%
-41.4%
S&P Large Cap
OEF
+1.3%
-18.5%
-17.5%
+11.3%
+66.5%
S&P Mid Cap
IJH
+1.6%
-10.6%
-11.4%
+19.9%
+44.7%
S&P Small Cap
IJR
+1.2%
-12.3%
-13.5%
+22.0%
+39.8%
Sectors
Stocks in the Energy sector rose the most with a 3.3% gain.
Stocks in the Materials sector fell the most with a stayed level.
With a 94.5% gain, stocks in the Technology sector have advanced the most over the past 5 years
With a 13.9% decline, stocks in the Telecom sector have declined the most over the past 5 years
Name
Ticker
DoD %Δ
YTD %Δ
1 Yr %
2 Yr %
5 Yr %
Energy
IYE
+3.3%
+65.7%
+66.5%
+172.5%
+54.3%
Technology
IYW
+1.9%
-31.9%
-32.8%
-0.6%
+94.5%
Telecom
IYZ
+1.7%
-29.4%
-26.0%
-18.2%
-13.9%
Utilities
IDU
+1.4%
-1.7%
+4.3%
+14.6%
+39.1%
Industrials
IYJ
+1.2%
-12.5%
-11.3%
+7.1%
+43.6%
Consumer Discretionary
XLY
+1.1%
-31.8%
-33.9%
-8.5%
+54.9%
Financials
IYF
+0.96%
-8.3%
-8.3%
+29.2%
+48.2%
Health Care
IYH
+0.78%
-6.0%
-1.2%
+22.1%
+73.3%
Consumer Staples
XLP
+0.73%
-1.1%
+6.5%
+18.5%
+56.1%
Real Estate
IYR
+0.51%
-23.7%
-18.5%
+7.6%
+21.3%
Materials
IYM
0.0%
-7.0%
-4.7%
+23.1%
+40.9%
Bonds
The yield on 1-year Treasuries increased by 6 basis points to 4.74% today.
The yield on 5-year Treasuries increased by 6 basis points to 3.99% today.
The yield on 10-year Treasuries increased by 5 basis points to 3.82% today.
The yield on 30-year Treasuries increased by 3 basis points to 3.92% today.
Name
Ticker
Yield
DoD Yield Δ
1-year Treasuries
DGS1
4.74%
+0.06%
5-year Treasuries
DGS5
3.99%
+0.06%
10-year Treasuries
DGS10
3.82%
+0.05%
30-year Treasuries
DGS30
3.92%
+0.03%
Credit
Investment grade corporate bonds tracked by the Markit iBoxx USD Liquid Investment Grade Index rose by 0.9%.
High yield bonds tracked by the Markit iBoxx USD Liquid High Yield Index rose by 0.7%.
Emerging market bonds tracked by the J.P. Morgan Emerging Markets Core Index rose by 1.0%.
Name
Ticker
DoD %Δ
YTD %Δ
1 Yr %
2 Yr %
5 Yr %
Investment Grade
LQD
+0.89%
-18.3%
-18.3%
-19.3%
+0.8%
High Yield
HYG
+0.73%
-11.1%
-10.1%
-5.9%
+7.2%
Emerging Markets
EMB
+1.0%
-20.2%
-19.9%
-20.5%
-9.6%
Commodities
The S&P GSCI Total Return Index, the leading measure of general commodity price movements, rose by 1.2%
West Texas Intermediate crude oil rose by 1.6%.
Brent crude oil rose by 0.5%.
Gold rose by 0.1%.
Copper rose by 1.2%.
Silver rose by 1.2%.
Name
Ticker
DoD %Δ
YTD %Δ
1 Yr %
2 Yr %
5 Yr %
S&P GSCI Total Return Index
GSG
+1.2%
+25.1%
+24.1%
+89.5%
+36.1%
Bloomberg Commodity Index TR
DJCB
0.0%
+18.6%
+14.9%
+61.8%
+50.1%
Crude Oil West Texas Intermediate
DBO
+1.6%
+15.4%
+11.7%
+109.9%
+67.9%
Brent Crude Oil
BNO
+0.52%
+37.1%
+37.3%
+154.5%
+70.6%
Gold
IAU
+0.061%
-5.2%
-6.1%
-7.6%
+34.2%
Copper
CPER
+1.2%
-20.6%
-19.3%
+5.9%
+7.2%
Silver
SLV
+1.2%
-10.7%
-15.6%
-14.6%
+19.9%
Currencies
The Deutsche Bank Long US Dollar Index, which measures the greenback against a basket of other currencies, weakened by 0.6% to $28.88 today.
The Euro strengthened by 0.6% to $1.03.
The British pound strengthened by 0.5% to $1.19.
The Japanese yen weakened by 0.7% to 141.21 per dollar.
Name
Ticker
Price
DoD %Δ
Deutsche Bank Long US Dollar Index
UUP
$28.88
-0.6%
EUR-USD
EURUSD
$1.03
+0.6%
GBP-USD
GBPUSD
$1.19
+0.5%
USD-JPY
USDJPY
141.21¥
-0.7%
Cryptocurrencies
Bitcoin stayed level at $17281.13 today.
Ethereum stayed level at $1265.41 today.
Tether declined by 2.0% to $1.0712608436371391 today.
