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

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

Jun 18, 2021 by Kwhen Finance Editors

Stocks Slump, Treasuries Fall, Commodities Decline, Dollar Strengthens - U.S Weekly Markets Wrap
U.S. stocks fell by 0.4% this week fueled by a 2.5% decline in mid cap stocks and a 4.8% decline in materials stocks. The S&P 500 Index is currently up 13.2% year-to-date, and up 37.6% over the past 12 months. The Dow Jones Industrial Average is currently up 11.5% year-to-date, and up 31.9% over the past 12 months. Elsewhere, commodities fell 3.2% with gold falling 6.7%, crude oil remaining level and copper falling 7.0%. The yield on 10-year Treasuries is 1.57%, while the dollar strengthened by 0.3% against a basket of other currencies. Meanwhile, investment grade corporate bonds rose by 0.1%, and high yield bonds fell by 0.1%.

Stocks

  • The S&P 500 Index declined 0.4%.
  • The Dow Jones Industrial Average declined 1.8%.
  • The Nasdaq Composite Index rose 1.1%.
  • The Nasdaq 100 Index rose 1.5%.
  • The Volatility Index rose 0.5%.
  • Large cap stocks, as represented by the S&P 100 Index, rose 0.1%.
  • Mid cap stocks, as represented by the S&P MidCap 400 Index, declined 2.5%.
  • Small cap stocks, as represented by the S&P SmallCap 600 Index, declined 1.1%.
NameTickerDoD %ΔYTD %Δ1 Yr %2 Yr %5 Yr %
S&P 500SPY0.0%+13.2%+37.6%+51.2%+123.5%
Dow Jones Industrial AverageDIA0.0%+11.5%+31.9%+35.0%+113.3%
Nasdaq Composite IndexONEQ-0.85%+10.0%+43.8%+83.6%+208.8%
Nasdaq 100 IndexQQQ-0.83%+10.2%+42.6%+90.7%+237.4%
CBOE Volatility IndexVXX+8.8%-52.5%-78.4%-70.5%+17.0%
S&P Large CapOEF-1.2%+12.8%+36.6%+55.1%+130.0%
S&P Mid CapIJH-2.0%+16.1%+49.4%+43.8%+93.3%
S&P Small CapIJR-2.6%+22.6%+65.3%+51.4%+108.0%

Sectors

  • Stocks in the Technology sector rose the most with a 1.9% gain.
  • Stocks in the Materials sector fell the most with a 4.8% decline.
  • With a 282.8% gain, stocks in the Technology sector have advanced the most over the past 5 years
  • With a 11.4% decline, stocks in the Energy sector have declined the most over the past 5 years
NameTickerDoD %ΔYTD %Δ1 Yr %2 Yr %5 Yr %
TechnologyIYW-0.90%+13.4%+46.3%+102.0%+282.8%
Consumer DiscretionaryXLY-0.53%+7.8%+35.4%+49.4%+136.1%
UtilitiesIDU-2.6%+5.9%+13.8%+12.3%+47.1%
Health CareIYH-0.98%+10.3%+26.9%+43.4%+98.4%
Consumer StaplesXLP0.0%+4.4%+20.7%+25.6%+49.2%
TelecomIYZ-1.6%+11.7%+21.5%+18.9%+13.9%
IndustrialsIYJ0.0%+12.6%+44.3%+44.7%+106.9%
Real EstateIYR-1.6%+21.5%+28.4%+20.3%+53.0%
FinancialsIYF0.0%+20.9%+42.5%+33.7%+104.6%
EnergyIYE-2.9%+43.7%+41.4%-6.6%-11.4%
MaterialsIYM0.0%+15.4%+48.2%+46.0%+81.2%

Bonds

  • The yield on 1-year Treasuries decreased by 42 basis points to 0.08% today.
  • The yield on 5-year Treasuries increased by 39 basis points to 0.89% today.
  • The yield on 10-year Treasuries increased by 107 basis points to 1.57% today.
  • The yield on 30-year Treasuries increased by 170 basis points to 2.2% today.
NameTickerYieldDoD Yield Δ
1-year TreasuriesDGS10.08%-0.42%
5-year TreasuriesDGS50.89%+0.39%
10-year TreasuriesDGS101.57%+1.07%
30-year TreasuriesDGS302.2%+1.7%

Credit

  • Investment grade corporate bonds tracked by the Markit iBoxx USD Liquid Investment Grade Index rose by 0.1%.
  • 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 fell by 0.7%.
NameTickerDoD %ΔYTD %Δ1 Yr %2 Yr %5 Yr %
Investment GradeLQD+0.52%-2.5%+2.4%+15.5%+28.6%
High YieldHYG-0.046%+1.6%+9.7%+11.5%+34.5%
Emerging MarketsEMB+0.27%-2.2%+6.8%+8.5%+25.3%

Commodities

  • The S&P GSCI Total Return Index, the leading measure of general commodity price movements, declined by 3.2%
  • West Texas Intermediate crude oil stayed level.
  • Brent crude oil rose by 0.9%.
  • Gold declined by 6.7%.
  • Copper declined by 7.0%.
  • Silver declined by 7.4%.
NameTickerDoD %ΔYTD %Δ1 Yr %2 Yr %5 Yr %
S&P GSCI Total Return IndexGSG+0.97%+25.1%+51.3%+3.2%-1.5%
Bloomberg Commodity Index TRDJCB+0.97%+16.4%+44.5%+14.4%+14.4%
Crude Oil West Texas IntermediateDBO+0.48%+47.4%+81.7%+36.7%+41.9%
Brent Crude OilBNO+0.48%+44.6%+76.3%+4.9%+24.9%
GoldIAU-0.56%-6.9%+2.1%+31.6%+34.8%
CopperCPER-0.82%+18.3%+58.3%+55.2%+88.4%
SilverSLV-0.71%-2.1%+47.3%+73.0%+44.9%

Currencies

  • The Deutsche Bank Long US Dollar Index, which measures the greenback against a basket of other currencies, strengthened by 0.3% to $24.82 today.
  • The Euro strengthened by 18.6% to $1.19.
  • The British pound strengthened by 38.0% to $1.38.
  • The Japanese yen strengthened by 10.2% to 110.22 per dollar.
NameTickerPriceDoD %Δ
Deutsche Bank Long US Dollar IndexUUP$24.82+0.3%
EUR-USDEURUSD$1.19+18.6%
GBP-USDGBPUSD$1.38+38.0%
USD-JPYUSDJPY110.22¥+10.2%

Cryptocurrencies

NameTickerPriceDoD %Δ
Bitcoin USDBTCUSD$35400.00NaN%
Ethereum USDETHUSD$2203.70NaN%
Tether USDUSDTUSD$1.00NaN%
XRP USDXRPUSD$0.00NaN%

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