Commodities Decline, Stocks Slump, Treasuries Gain, Dollar Strengthens - U.S Daily Markets Wrap
Stocks decline led by decline in mid cap and health care sector stocks, while 10-year treasury yields decrease, dollar strengthens, and crude oil declines
U.S. stocks fell by 0.5% today fueled by a 1.0% decline in mid cap stocks and a 2.5% decline in health care stocks. The S&P 500 Index is currently down 19.6% year-to-date, and down 11.8% over the past 12 months. The Dow Jones Industrial Average is currently down 14.5% year-to-date, and down 10.2% over the past 12 months. Elsewhere, commodities fell 0.5% with gold falling 1.5%, crude oil falling 0.7% and copper falling 2.6%. The yield on 10-year Treasuries is 2.96%, while the dollar strengthened by 0.7% against a basket of other currencies. Meanwhile, investment grade corporate bonds fell by 0.6%, and high yield bonds fell by 0.2%.
Stocks
The S&P 500 Index declined 0.5%.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average declined 0.7%.
The Nasdaq Composite Index declined 0.0%.
The Nasdaq 100 Index rose 0.4%.
The Volatility Index declined 0.4%.
Large cap stocks, as represented by the S&P 100 Index, declined 0.0%.
Mid cap stocks, as represented by the S&P MidCap 400 Index, declined 1.0%.
Small cap stocks, as represented by the S&P SmallCap 600 Index, declined 0.9%.
Name
Ticker
DoD %Δ
YTD %Δ
1 Yr %
2 Yr %
5 Yr %
S&P 500
SPY
-0.53%
-19.6%
-11.8%
+23.9%
+69.0%
Dow Jones Industrial Average
DIA
-0.72%
-14.5%
-10.2%
+22.2%
+58.2%
Nasdaq Composite Index
ONEQ
-0.023%
-27.5%
-22.3%
+10.1%
+88.2%
Nasdaq 100 Index
QQQ
+0.38%
-28.1%
-20.9%
+11.5%
+109.6%
CBOE Volatility Index
VXX
-0.40%
+20.9%
-24.3%
-84.1%
-17.8%
S&P Large Cap
OEF
-0.040%
-20.2%
-12.5%
+21.1%
+74.3%
S&P Mid Cap
IJH
-0.98%
-19.0%
-13.4%
+33.1%
+39.3%
S&P Small Cap
IJR
-0.92%
-19.2%
-15.0%
+41.7%
+39.6%
Sectors
Stocks in the Utilities sector rose the most with a 0.0% gain.
Stocks in the Health Care sector fell the most with a 2.5% decline.
With a 131.5% gain, stocks in the Technology sector have advanced the most over the past 5 years
With a 12.1% 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 %
Utilities
IDU
+0.047%
-2.9%
+9.0%
+23.9%
+49.6%
Consumer Discretionary
XLY
0.0%
-30.1%
-21.1%
+9.6%
+67.1%
Consumer Staples
XLP
0.0%
-5.4%
+5.6%
+26.1%
+52.0%
Materials
IYM
-0.43%
-17.8%
-10.6%
+28.1%
+35.6%
Technology
IYW
-0.48%
-29.4%
-20.1%
+18.3%
+131.5%
Telecom
IYZ
-0.75%
-22.4%
-22.6%
-3.9%
-12.1%
Real Estate
IYR
-0.98%
-20.2%
-10.3%
+23.2%
+33.6%
Financials
IYF
-1.0%
-19.1%
-13.6%
+29.6%
+39.0%
Industrials
IYJ
-1.1%
-21.5%
-20.6%
+19.7%
+36.4%
Energy
IYE
-1.7%
+23.8%
+34.4%
+106.5%
+21.0%
Health Care
IYH
-2.5%
-10.4%
-2.7%
+25.0%
+70.8%
Bonds
The yield on 1-year Treasuries increased by 10 basis points to 3.07% today.
The yield on 5-year Treasuries decreased by 4 basis points to 3.01% today.
The yield on 10-year Treasuries decreased by 3 basis points to 2.96% today.
The yield on 30-year Treasuries decreased by 5 basis points to 3.13% today.
Name
Ticker
Yield
DoD Yield Δ
1-year Treasuries
DGS1
3.07%
+0.1%
5-year Treasuries
DGS5
3.01%
-0.04%
10-year Treasuries
DGS10
2.96%
-0.03%
30-year Treasuries
DGS30
3.13%
-0.05%
Credit
Investment grade corporate bonds tracked by the Markit iBoxx USD Liquid Investment Grade Index fell by 0.6%.
High yield bonds tracked by the Markit iBoxx USD Liquid High Yield Index fell by 0.2%.
Emerging market bonds tracked by the J.P. Morgan Emerging Markets Core Index fell by 1.8%.
Name
Ticker
DoD %Δ
YTD %Δ
1 Yr %
2 Yr %
5 Yr %
Investment Grade
LQD
-0.64%
-14.6%
-14.8%
-13.6%
+7.0%
High Yield
HYG
-0.19%
-12.1%
-11.1%
-0.9%
+7.1%
Emerging Markets
EMB
-1.8%
-21.8%
-22.3%
-17.8%
-9.1%
Commodities
The S&P GSCI Total Return Index, the leading measure of general commodity price movements, declined by 0.5%
West Texas Intermediate crude oil declined by 0.7%.
Brent crude oil rose by 0.4%.
Gold declined by 1.5%.
Copper declined by 2.6%.
Silver declined by 3.9%.
Name
Ticker
DoD %Δ
YTD %Δ
1 Yr %
2 Yr %
5 Yr %
S&P GSCI Total Return Index
GSG
-0.51%
+27.0%
+34.5%
+106.6%
+56.1%
Bloomberg Commodity Index TR
DJCB
0.0%
+15.0%
+21.0%
+76.9%
+45.5%
Crude Oil West Texas Intermediate
DBO
-0.72%
+22.7%
+26.0%
+133.2%
+115.5%
Brent Crude Oil
BNO
+0.37%
+42.2%
+50.8%
+169.3%
+130.8%
Gold
IAU
-1.5%
-5.4%
-4.4%
-4.3%
+40.6%
Copper
CPER
-2.6%
-26.4%
-23.8%
+10.4%
+17.5%
Silver
SLV
-3.9%
-17.8%
-26.5%
-0.2%
+19.0%
Currencies
The Deutsche Bank Long US Dollar Index, which measures the greenback against a basket of other currencies, strengthened by 0.7% to $29.03 today.
The Euro weakened by 0.4% to $1.
The British pound weakened by 0.5% to $1.18.
The Japanese yen strengthened by 1.2% to 139.02 per dollar.
