Commodities Rise, Stocks Slump, Dollar Weakens, Treasuries Fall - U.S Daily Markets Wrap

Stocks decline led by decline in small cap and consumer discretionary sector stocks, while 10-year treasury yields increase, dollar weakens, and crude oil declines

Aug 09, 2022 by Kwhen Finance Editors

Commodities Rise, Stocks Slump, Dollar Weakens, Treasuries Fall - U.S Daily Markets Wrap
U.S. stocks remained level today fueled by a 1.4% decline in small cap stocks and a 1.6% decline in consumer discretionary stocks. The S&P 500 Index is currently down 12.4% year-to-date, and down 5.3% over the past 12 months. The Dow Jones Industrial Average is currently down 8.7% year-to-date, and down 5.0% over the past 12 months. Elsewhere, commodities climbed 0.9% with gold rising 0.3%, crude oil falling 0.1% and copper falling 0.2%. The yield on 10-year Treasuries is 2.83%, while the dollar weakened by 0.1% against a basket of other currencies. Meanwhile, investment grade corporate bonds fell by 0.4%, and high yield bonds fell by 0.7%.

Stocks

  • The S&P 500 Index stayed level.
  • The Dow Jones Industrial Average stayed level.
  • The Nasdaq Composite Index declined 1.2%.
  • The Nasdaq 100 Index declined 1.1%.
  • The Volatility Index declined 0.6%.
  • Large cap stocks, as represented by the S&P 100 Index, declined 0.4%.
  • Mid cap stocks, as represented by the S&P MidCap 400 Index, declined 0.9%.
  • Small cap stocks, as represented by the S&P SmallCap 600 Index, declined 1.4%.
NameTickerDoD %ΔYTD %Δ1 Yr %2 Yr %5 Yr %
S&P 500SPY0.0%-12.4%-5.3%+27.1%+82.2%
Dow Jones Industrial AverageDIA0.0%-8.7%-5.0%+24.0%+64.7%
Nasdaq Composite IndexONEQ-1.2%-18.4%-13.4%+17.1%+108.8%
Nasdaq 100 IndexQQQ-1.1%-19.3%-12.5%+19.2%+129.9%
CBOE Volatility IndexVXX-0.59%+19.1%-22.0%-79.2%-19.0%
S&P Large CapOEF-0.35%-13.3%-5.9%+24.6%+86.4%
S&P Mid CapIJH-0.86%-10.5%-6.0%+32.9%+54.8%
S&P Small CapIJR-1.4%-10.3%-6.8%+39.5%+56.5%

Sectors

  • Stocks in the Energy sector rose the most with a 1.8% gain.
  • Stocks in the Consumer Discretionary sector fell the most with a 1.6% decline.
  • With a 156.1% gain, stocks in the Technology sector have advanced the most over the past 5 years
  • With a 13.3% decline, stocks in the Telecom sector have declined the most over the past 5 years
NameTickerDoD %ΔYTD %Δ1 Yr %2 Yr %5 Yr %
EnergyIYE+1.8%+34.7%+54.2%+113.1%+32.2%
Real EstateIYR+0.59%-13.8%-5.3%+24.6%+42.4%
MaterialsIYM+0.31%-10.4%-4.2%+30.7%+48.7%
TechnologyIYW0.0%-20.6%-12.7%+24.8%+156.1%
FinancialsIYF0.0%-12.7%-9.3%+31.6%+48.0%
IndustrialsIYJ0.0%-12.4%-12.2%+21.4%+52.4%
UtilitiesIDU0.0%+4.5%+12.3%+25.5%+53.3%
Consumer StaplesXLP-0.15%-2.8%+7.0%+22.7%+53.4%
Health CareIYH-0.59%-7.2%-2.5%+23.4%+77.7%
TelecomIYZ-1.1%-19.7%-20.8%-7.0%-13.3%
Consumer DiscretionaryXLY-1.6%-19.1%-8.4%+18.9%+90.4%

Bonds

  • The yield on 1-year Treasuries increased by 18 basis points to 3.29% today.
  • The yield on 5-year Treasuries increased by 21 basis points to 2.97% today.
  • The yield on 10-year Treasuries increased by 15 basis points to 2.83% today.
  • The yield on 30-year Treasuries increased by 9 basis points to 3.06% today.
NameTickerYieldDoD Yield Δ
1-year TreasuriesDGS13.29%+0.18%
5-year TreasuriesDGS52.97%+0.21%
10-year TreasuriesDGS102.83%+0.15%
30-year TreasuriesDGS303.06%+0.09%

Credit

  • Investment grade corporate bonds tracked by the Markit iBoxx USD Liquid Investment Grade Index fell by 0.4%.
  • High yield bonds tracked by the Markit iBoxx USD Liquid High Yield Index fell by 0.7%.
  • Emerging market bonds tracked by the J.P. Morgan Emerging Markets Core Index fell by 1.7%.
NameTickerDoD %ΔYTD %Δ1 Yr %2 Yr %5 Yr %
Investment GradeLQD-0.45%-13.0%-13.6%-14.3%+8.8%
High YieldHYG-0.74%-7.7%-6.6%-0.2%+12.2%
Emerging MarketsEMB-1.7%-15.4%-16.3%-14.9%-3.0%

Commodities

  • The S&P GSCI Total Return Index, the leading measure of general commodity price movements, rose by 0.9%
  • West Texas Intermediate crude oil declined by 0.1%.
  • Brent crude oil declined by 0.1%.
  • Gold rose by 0.3%.
  • Copper declined by 0.2%.
  • Silver declined by 0.5%.
NameTickerDoD %ΔYTD %Δ1 Yr %2 Yr %5 Yr %
S&P GSCI Total Return IndexGSG+0.92%+26.8%+37.9%+98.8%+50.5%
Bloomberg Commodity Index TRDJCB0.0%+19.7%+25.7%+72.2%+51.5%
Crude Oil West Texas IntermediateDBO-0.059%+25.5%+37.3%+125.6%+108.6%
Brent Crude OilBNO-0.099%+44.2%+64.5%+160.2%+119.3%
GoldIAU+0.29%-2.4%+1.3%-12.3%+40.1%
CopperCPER-0.18%-20.1%-18.0%+24.4%+14.8%
SilverSLV-0.53%-11.5%-15.5%-27.3%+22.3%

Currencies

  • The Deutsche Bank Long US Dollar Index, which measures the greenback against a basket of other currencies, weakened by 0.1% to $28.43 today.
  • The Euro strengthened by 0.2% to $1.02.
  • The British pound weakened by 0.1% to $1.21.
  • The Japanese yen strengthened by 0.1% to 135.08 per dollar.
NameTickerPriceDoD %Δ
Deutsche Bank Long US Dollar IndexUUP$28.43-0.1%
EUR-USDEURUSD$1.02+0.2%
GBP-USDGBPUSD$1.21-0.1%
USD-JPYUSDJPY135.08¥+0.1%

Cryptocurrencies

  • Bitcoin declined by 2.7% to $23165.19 today.
  • Ethereum declined by 4.0% to $1702.62 today.
  • Tether declined by 0.0% to $1.0001787483728068 today.
  • XRP declined by 3.2% to $0.37 today.
NameTickerPriceDoD %Δ
Bitcoin USDBTCUSD$23165.19-2.7%
Ethereum USDETHUSD$1702.62-4.0%
Tether USDUSDTUSD$1.00-0.0%
XRP USDTXRPUSDT0.37-3.2%

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