Commodities Decline, Dollar Weakens, Treasuries Gain, Stocks Rise - U.S Daily Markets Wrap

Stocks rise led by rise in large cap and consumer discretionary sector stocks, while 10-year treasury yields decrease, dollar weakens, and crude oil declines

Aug 04, 2022 by Kwhen Finance Editors

Commodities Decline, Dollar Weakens, Treasuries Gain, Stocks Rise - U.S Daily Markets Wrap
U.S. stocks rose by 1.5% today fueled by a 0.1% decline in large cap stocks and a 2.4% increase in consumer discretionary stocks. The S&P 500 Index is currently down 12.1% year-to-date, and down 4.7% over the past 12 months. The Dow Jones Industrial Average is currently down 8.8% year-to-date, and down 4.8% over the past 12 months. Elsewhere, commodities fell 1.3% with gold rising 1.6%, crude oil falling 2.8% and copper rising 0.3%. The yield on 10-year Treasuries is 2.73%, while the dollar weakened by 0.6% against a basket of other currencies. Meanwhile, investment grade corporate bonds rose by 0.2%, and high yield bonds rose by 0.3%.

Stocks

  • The S&P 500 Index rose 1.5%.
  • The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 1.3%.
  • The Nasdaq Composite Index declined 0.0%.
  • The Nasdaq 100 Index rose 0.4%.
  • The Volatility Index declined 2.9%.
  • Large cap stocks, as represented by the S&P 100 Index, declined 0.1%.
  • 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 0.9%.
NameTickerDoD %ΔYTD %Δ1 Yr %2 Yr %5 Yr %
S&P 500SPY+1.5%-12.1%-4.7%+29.7%+83.0%
Dow Jones Industrial AverageDIA+1.3%-8.8%-4.8%+27.5%+65.1%
Nasdaq Composite IndexONEQ-0.020%-18.3%-12.9%+18.4%+109.7%
Nasdaq 100 IndexQQQ+0.42%-18.7%-11.7%+21.0%+133.0%
CBOE Volatility IndexVXX-2.9%+18.5%-26.4%-80.7%-19.5%
S&P Large CapOEF-0.14%-12.6%-4.8%+28.0%+88.1%
S&P Mid CapIJH-0.75%-10.9%-6.0%+36.1%+54.2%
S&P Small CapIJR-0.86%-10.5%-6.3%+44.9%+56.1%

Sectors

  • Stocks in the Consumer Discretionary sector rose the most with a 2.4% gain.
  • Stocks in the Energy sector fell the most with a 3.4% decline.
  • With a 159.3% gain, stocks in the Technology sector have advanced the most over the past 5 years
  • With a 12.1% decline, stocks in the Telecom sector have declined the most over the past 5 years
NameTickerDoD %ΔYTD %Δ1 Yr %2 Yr %5 Yr %
Consumer DiscretionaryXLY+2.4%-18.4%-8.3%+23.2%+92.6%
FinancialsIYF+1.5%-13.0%-7.8%+35.0%+47.7%
IndustrialsIYJ+1.3%-12.6%-12.4%+24.8%+52.0%
Consumer StaplesXLP+0.65%-1.9%+7.2%+25.8%+55.1%
TelecomIYZ+0.58%-20.4%-22.2%-6.1%-12.1%
TechnologyIYW0.0%-20.3%-11.9%+25.7%+159.3%
Health CareIYH0.0%-7.0%-3.2%+23.3%+77.0%
MaterialsIYM0.0%-12.1%-6.0%+31.6%+45.5%
UtilitiesIDU0.0%+4.2%+12.9%+28.3%+53.6%
Real EstateIYR-0.051%-14.7%-5.9%+26.1%+40.7%
EnergyIYE-3.4%+36.1%+55.0%+122.2%+32.8%

Bonds

  • The yield on 1-year Treasuries increased by 5 basis points to 3.14% today.
  • The yield on 5-year Treasuries increased by 1 basis point to 2.86% today.
  • The yield on 10-year Treasuries decreased by 2 basis points to 2.73% today.
  • The yield on 30-year Treasuries decreased by 4 basis points to 2.96% today.
NameTickerYieldDoD Yield Δ
1-year TreasuriesDGS13.14%+0.05%
5-year TreasuriesDGS52.86%+0.01%
10-year TreasuriesDGS102.73%-0.02%
30-year TreasuriesDGS302.96%-0.04%

Credit

  • Investment grade corporate bonds tracked by the Markit iBoxx USD Liquid Investment Grade Index rose 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 rose by 0.2%.
NameTickerDoD %ΔYTD %Δ1 Yr %2 Yr %5 Yr %
Investment GradeLQD+0.16%-12.3%-13.9%-13.2%+8.7%
High YieldHYG+0.27%-7.6%-6.5%+0.1%+11.9%
Emerging MarketsEMB+0.22%-16.7%-18.0%-15.4%-4.6%

Commodities

  • The S&P GSCI Total Return Index, the leading measure of general commodity price movements, declined by 1.3%
  • West Texas Intermediate crude oil declined by 2.8%.
  • Brent crude oil declined by 3.0%.
  • Gold rose by 1.6%.
  • Copper rose by 0.3%.
  • Silver rose by 0.8%.
NameTickerDoD %ΔYTD %Δ1 Yr %2 Yr %5 Yr %
S&P GSCI Total Return IndexGSG-1.3%+27.7%+36.4%+101.2%+52.1%
Bloomberg Commodity Index TRDJCB0.0%+20.3%+25.3%+74.1%+52.2%
Crude Oil West Texas IntermediateDBO-2.8%+25.7%+34.6%+129.5%+109.9%
Brent Crude OilBNO-3.0%+44.8%+60.8%+165.8%+120.1%
GoldIAU+1.6%-3.7%-2.8%-11.1%+37.4%
CopperCPER+0.33%-22.7%-21.8%+15.0%+13.2%
SilverSLV+0.81%-14.0%-21.9%-18.7%+17.6%

Currencies

  • The Deutsche Bank Long US Dollar Index, which measures the greenback against a basket of other currencies, weakened by 0.6% to $28.26 today.
  • The Euro strengthened by 0.9% to $1.02.
  • The British pound strengthened by 0.2% to $1.22.
  • The Japanese yen weakened by 0.9% to 132.89 per dollar.
NameTickerPriceDoD %Δ
Deutsche Bank Long US Dollar IndexUUP$28.26-0.6%
EUR-USDEURUSD$1.02+0.9%
GBP-USDGBPUSD$1.22+0.2%
USD-JPYUSDJPY132.89¥-0.9%

Cryptocurrencies

  • Bitcoin declined by 0.8% to $22610.45 today.
  • Ethereum declined by 0.8% to $1600.18 today.
  • Tether declined by 0.2% to $0.9985805510765332 today.
  • XRP rose by 0.4% to $0.37 today.
NameTickerPriceDoD %Δ
Bitcoin USDBTCUSD$22610.45-0.8%
Ethereum USDETHUSD$1600.18-0.8%
Tether USDUSDTUSD$1.00-0.2%
XRP USDTXRPUSDT0.37+0.4%

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