U.S. stocks fell by 1.1% today fueled by a 1.4% decline in mid cap stocks and a 2.6% decline in utilities stocks. The S&P 500 Index is currently down 17.3% year-to-date, and down 11.7% over the past 12 months. The Dow Jones Industrial Average is currently down 13.6% year-to-date, and down 9.4% over the past 12 months. Elsewhere, commodities fell 0.2% with gold rising 0.5%, crude oil rising 0.2% and copper rising 2.1%. The yield on 10-year Treasuries is 3.41%, while the dollar remained level against a basket of other currencies. Meanwhile, investment grade corporate bonds fell by 0.2%, and high yield bonds rose by 0.3%.
Stocks
The S&P 500 Index declined 1.1%.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average declined 0.5%.
The Nasdaq Composite Index declined 1.4%.
The Nasdaq 100 Index declined 0.7%.
The Volatility Index rose 4.2%.
Large cap stocks, as represented by the S&P 100 Index, declined 0.6%.
Mid cap stocks, as represented by the S&P MidCap 400 Index, declined 1.4%.
Small cap stocks, as represented by the S&P SmallCap 600 Index, declined 0.7%.
Name
Ticker
DoD %Δ
YTD %Δ
1 Yr %
2 Yr %
5 Yr %
S&P 500
SPY
-1.1%
-17.3%
-11.7%
+18.0%
+69.9%
Dow Jones Industrial Average
DIA
-0.54%
-13.6%
-9.4%
+14.6%
+54.0%
Nasdaq Composite Index
ONEQ
-1.4%
-25.2%
-22.5%
+5.5%
+88.7%
Nasdaq 100 Index
QQQ
-0.66%
-26.7%
-22.7%
+5.3%
+106.2%
CBOE Volatility Index
VXX
+4.2%
+3.3%
-24.7%
-80.9%
-29.8%
S&P Large Cap
OEF
-0.64%
-18.7%
-13.1%
+14.5%
+72.6%
S&P Mid Cap
IJH
-1.4%
-14.1%
-9.4%
+30.4%
+47.8%
S&P Small Cap
IJR
-0.70%
-17.0%
-12.5%
+34.1%
+42.9%
Sectors
Stocks in the Health Care sector rose the most with a 0.7% gain.
Stocks in the Utilities sector fell the most with a 2.6% decline.
With a 120.5% gain, stocks in the Technology sector have advanced the most over the past 5 years
With a 16.2% 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 %
Health Care
IYH
+0.67%
-10.5%
-5.9%
+19.4%
+63.8%
Financials
IYF
+0.26%
-13.4%
-9.5%
+30.5%
+47.4%
Industrials
IYJ
0.0%
-17.8%
-16.7%
+10.7%
+40.2%
Real Estate
IYR
-0.076%
-20.5%
-13.1%
+13.6%
+28.1%
Telecom
IYZ
-0.46%
-27.3%
-28.4%
-12.3%
-16.2%
Consumer Discretionary
XLY
-0.51%
-22.0%
-13.0%
+8.2%
+86.4%
Consumer Staples
XLP
-0.84%
-7.3%
+0.6%
+14.4%
+45.5%
Materials
IYM
-1.5%
-15.5%
-8.7%
+16.1%
+34.2%
Energy
IYE
-2.2%
+48.3%
+66.7%
+168.5%
+41.6%
Technology
IYW
-2.3%
-30.3%
-25.5%
+7.1%
+120.5%
Utilities
IDU
-2.6%
+5.2%
+12.5%
+30.0%
+51.8%
Bonds
The yield on 1-year Treasuries increased by 3 basis points to 3.95% today.
The yield on 5-year Treasuries increased by 2 basis points to 3.6% today.
The yield on 10-year Treasuries decreased by 1 basis point to 3.41% today.
The yield on 30-year Treasuries decreased by 4 basis points to 3.47% today.
Name
Ticker
Yield
DoD Yield Δ
1-year Treasuries
DGS1
3.95%
+0.03%
5-year Treasuries
DGS5
3.6%
+0.02%
10-year Treasuries
DGS10
3.41%
-0.01%
30-year Treasuries
DGS30
3.47%
-0.04%
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 rose by 0.3%.
Emerging market bonds tracked by the J.P. Morgan Emerging Markets Core Index fell by 0.5%.
Name
Ticker
DoD %Δ
YTD %Δ
1 Yr %
2 Yr %
5 Yr %
Investment Grade
LQD
-0.23%
-17.5%
-18.9%
-17.1%
+2.2%
High Yield
HYG
+0.34%
-12.2%
-12.2%
-4.7%
+5.9%
Emerging Markets
EMB
-0.53%
-20.0%
-21.9%
-19.3%
-10.0%
Commodities
The S&P GSCI Total Return Index, the leading measure of general commodity price movements, declined by 0.2%
West Texas Intermediate crude oil rose by 0.2%.
Brent crude oil rose by 0.7%.
Gold rose by 0.5%.
Copper rose by 2.1%.
Silver rose by 2.0%.
Name
Ticker
DoD %Δ
YTD %Δ
1 Yr %
2 Yr %
5 Yr %
S&P GSCI Total Return Index
GSG
-0.19%
+25.2%
+29.7%
+101.9%
+44.9%
Bloomberg Commodity Index TR
DJCB
0.0%
+20.5%
+20.0%
+69.6%
+52.5%
Crude Oil West Texas Intermediate
DBO
+0.25%
+19.6%
+22.6%
+131.4%
+93.0%
Brent Crude Oil
BNO
+0.73%
+37.2%
+45.5%
+175.8%
+94.0%
Gold
IAU
+0.54%
-9.3%
-7.6%
-15.3%
+24.3%
Copper
CPER
+2.1%
-23.3%
-22.7%
+10.4%
+10.2%
Silver
SLV
+2.0%
-18.0%
-20.1%
-30.1%
+6.1%
Currencies
The Deutsche Bank Long US Dollar Index, which measures the greenback against a basket of other currencies, stayed level to $29.4 today.
The Euro strengthened by 0.2% to $1.
The British pound weakened by 0.3% to $1.14.
The Japanese yen weakened by 0.3% to 142.94 per dollar.
