Stocks decline led by decline in large cap and real estate sector stocks, while 10-year treasury yields increase, dollar strengthens, and crude oil gains
U.S. stocks remained level today fueled by a 0.2% decline in large cap stocks and a 1.2% decline in real estate stocks. The S&P 500 Index is currently up 4.7% year-to-date, and up 66.2% over the past 12 months. The Dow Jones Industrial Average is currently up 8.0% year-to-date, and up 68.6% over the past 12 months. Elsewhere, commodities climbed 2.5% with gold rising 0.5%, crude oil rising 2.8% and copper rising 0.7%. The yield on 10-year Treasuries is 1.63%, while the dollar strengthened by 0.0% against a basket of other currencies. Meanwhile, investment grade corporate bonds rose by 0.1%, and high yield bonds rose by 0.4%.
Stocks
The S&P 500 Index stayed level.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average stayed level.
The Nasdaq Composite Index rose 0.5%.
The Nasdaq 100 Index rose 0.5%.
The Volatility Index declined 3.9%.
Large cap stocks, as represented by the S&P 100 Index, declined 0.2%.
Mid cap stocks, as represented by the S&P MidCap 400 Index, declined 0.0%.
Small cap stocks, as represented by the S&P SmallCap 600 Index, rose 0.2%.
Name
Ticker
DoD %Δ
YTD %Δ
1 Yr %
2 Yr %
5 Yr %
S&P 500
SPY
0.0%
+4.7%
+66.2%
+43.3%
+109.9%
Dow Jones Industrial Average
DIA
0.0%
+8.0%
+68.6%
+32.4%
+108.8%
Nasdaq Composite Index
ONEQ
+0.50%
+1.5%
+87.0%
+73.1%
+186.4%
Nasdaq 100 Index
QQQ
+0.52%
-0.5%
+78.0%
+77.2%
+202.8%
CBOE Volatility Index
VXX
-3.9%
-20.8%
-80.7%
-53.6%
-51.2%
S&P Large Cap
OEF
-0.19%
+3.4%
+60.8%
+45.8%
+113.6%
S&P Mid Cap
IJH
-0.046%
+13.6%
+109.9%
+40.6%
+96.7%
S&P Small Cap
IJR
+0.22%
+20.9%
+124.7%
+45.2%
+112.7%
Sectors
Stocks in the Consumer Discretionary sector rose the most with a 0.6% gain.
Stocks in the Real Estate sector fell the most with a 1.2% decline.
With a 233.9% gain, stocks in the Technology sector have advanced the most over the past 5 years
With a 14.7% decline, stocks in the Energy sector have declined the most over the past 5 years
Name
Ticker
DoD %Δ
YTD %Δ
1 Yr %
2 Yr %
5 Yr %
Consumer Discretionary
XLY
+0.60%
+2.9%
+91.3%
+51.3%
+125.7%
Health Care
IYH
+0.49%
+1.0%
+43.4%
+30.4%
+91.4%
Technology
IYW
+0.48%
+0.6%
+83.6%
+83.0%
+233.9%
Energy
IYE
+0.19%
+30.0%
+117.3%
-22.5%
-14.7%
Utilities
IDU
+0.16%
-0.6%
+16.2%
+9.9%
+45.0%
Consumer Staples
XLP
0.0%
-1.9%
+22.0%
+26.9%
+43.2%
Financials
IYF
0.0%
+13.7%
+72.1%
+29.2%
+93.8%
Industrials
IYJ
0.0%
+7.6%
-7.7%
-31.0%
-0.3%
Materials
IYM
0.0%
+10.3%
+101.7%
+40.3%
+82.7%
Telecom
IYZ
-0.093%
+6.5%
+30.5%
+8.0%
+10.5%
Real Estate
IYR
-1.2%
+6.4%
+46.5%
+12.6%
+39.7%
Bonds
The yield on 1-year Treasuries decreased by 43 basis points to 0.07% today.
The yield on 5-year Treasuries increased by 30 basis points to 0.8% today.
The yield on 10-year Treasuries increased by 112.99999999999999 basis points to 1.63% today.
The yield on 30-year Treasuries increased by 192 basis points to 2.42% today.
Name
Ticker
Yield
DoD Yield Δ
1-year Treasuries
DGS1
0.07%
-0.43%
5-year Treasuries
DGS5
0.8%
+0.3%
10-year Treasuries
DGS10
1.63%
+1.13%
30-year Treasuries
DGS30
2.42%
+1.92%
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 rose by 0.4%.
Emerging market bonds tracked by the J.P. Morgan Emerging Markets Core Index rose by 0.2%.
Name
Ticker
DoD %Δ
YTD %Δ
1 Yr %
2 Yr %
5 Yr %
Investment Grade
LQD
+0.15%
-6.6%
+19.3%
+16.4%
+27.3%
High Yield
HYG
+0.38%
-1.1%
+23.4%
+10.5%
+33.9%
Emerging Markets
EMB
+0.24%
-5.4%
+32.2%
+8.4%
+24.7%
Commodities
The S&P GSCI Total Return Index, the leading measure of general commodity price movements, rose by 2.5%
West Texas Intermediate crude oil rose by 2.8%.
Brent crude oil rose by 3.0%.
Gold rose by 0.5%.
Copper rose by 0.7%.
Silver rose by 0.9%.
Name
Ticker
DoD %Δ
YTD %Δ
1 Yr %
2 Yr %
5 Yr %
S&P GSCI Total Return Index
GSG
+2.5%
+12.4%
+47.0%
-13.3%
-3.1%
Bloomberg Commodity Index TR
DJCB
+1.3%
+7.4%
+29.0%
+5.6%
+5.6%
Crude Oil West Texas Intermediate
DBO
+2.8%
+24.6%
+92.3%
+1.7%
+36.2%
Brent Crude Oil
BNO
+3.0%
+22.5%
+77.1%
-17.4%
+22.9%
Gold
IAU
+0.48%
-8.8%
+15.9%
+32.5%
+36.6%
Copper
CPER
+0.68%
+15.3%
+85.6%
+37.4%
+63.4%
Silver
SLV
+0.87%
-1.9%
+115.0%
+67.5%
+60.3%
Currencies
The Deutsche Bank Long US Dollar Index, which measures the greenback against a basket of other currencies, strengthened by 0.0% to $24.78 today.
The Euro strengthened by 19.0% to $1.19.
The British pound strengthened by 38.7% to $1.39.
The Japanese yen strengthened by 8.9% to 108.89 per dollar.
