Dollar Strengthens, Treasuries Fall, Stocks Slump, Commodities Decline - 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 17, 2021 by Kwhen Finance Editors

Dollar Strengthens, Treasuries Fall, Stocks Slump, Commodities Decline - 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 20.4% year-to-date, and up 33.9% over the past 12 months. The Dow Jones Industrial Average is currently up 15.1% 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%+20.4%+33.9%+54.2%+128.8%
Dow Jones Industrial AverageDIA-0.73%+15.1%+26.1%+33.6%+113.4%
Nasdaq Composite IndexONEQ0.0%+18.0%+37.9%+88.6%+202.1%
Nasdaq 100 IndexQQQ0.0%+20.9%+38.5%+100.1%+235.1%
CBOE Volatility IndexVXX+6.5%-62.5%-74.8%-73.1%-7.6%
S&P Large CapOEF-0.97%+20.7%+32.7%+59.4%+135.9%
S&P Mid CapIJH-0.79%+18.0%+43.2%+40.7%+90.5%
S&P Small CapIJR-0.055%+19.7%+51.7%+39.1%+91.8%

Sectors

  • Stocks in the Consumer Discretionary sector rose the most with a stayed level.
  • Stocks in the Materials sector fell the most with a 2.0% decline.
  • With a 280.1% gain, stocks in the Technology sector have advanced the most over the past 5 years
  • With a 16.3% decline, stocks in the Energy sector have declined the most over the past 5 years
NameTickerDoD %ΔYTD %Δ1 Yr %2 Yr %5 Yr %
Consumer DiscretionaryXLY0.0%+15.3%+25.7%+54.8%+149.6%
Health CareIYH0.0%+17.5%+27.3%+52.9%+103.2%
IndustrialsIYJ0.0%+14.9%+31.9%+40.7%+107.5%
EnergyIYE0.0%+35.0%+53.1%-15.1%-16.3%
TelecomIYZ-0.53%+13.5%+22.6%+19.6%+14.0%
Consumer StaplesXLP-0.54%+7.6%+13.9%+25.2%+54.8%
FinancialsIYF-0.58%+25.8%+42.7%+32.6%+102.7%
Real EstateIYR-0.95%+27.1%+30.3%+22.6%+59.1%
TechnologyIYW-1.4%+26.9%+46.5%+111.8%+280.1%
UtilitiesIDU-1.5%+8.5%+14.8%+10.2%+53.8%
MaterialsIYM-2.0%+14.9%+25.9%+43.3%+82.3%

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%-0.5%+2.0%+14.0%+29.2%
High YieldHYG-0.12%+3.3%+8.4%+10.3%+30.6%
Emerging MarketsEMB0.0%-0.5%+3.3%+7.9%+22.1%

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%+33.3%+51.6%+2.2%+15.7%
Bloomberg Commodity Index TRDJCB-1.1%+27.9%+38.9%+25.7%+25.7%
Crude Oil West Texas IntermediateDBO-0.83%+56.9%+81.7%+29.8%+65.6%
Brent Crude OilBNO-0.41%+53.3%+82.4%-3.3%+46.3%
GoldIAU-0.15%-7.9%-10.7%+16.4%+32.1%
CopperCPER-0.19%+20.1%+38.1%+57.7%+83.9%
SilverSLV-2.4%-13.5%-15.8%+26.9%+19.0%

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 0.4% 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$1.17-0.4%
GBP-USDGBPUSD$1.37-0.5%
USD-JPYUSDJPY109.98¥-0.1%

Cryptocurrencies

  • Bitcoin rose by 2.8% to $48721.24 today.
  • Ethereum rose by 1.9% to $3515.39 today.
  • Tether declined by 0.1% to $0.9994717622565004 today.
  • XRP rose by 2.4% to $1.09 today.
NameTickerPriceDoD %Δ
Bitcoin USDBTCUSD$48721.24+2.8%
Ethereum USDETHUSD$3515.39+1.9%
Tether USDUSDTUSD$1.00-0.1%
XRP USDTXRPUSDT1.09+2.4%

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