U.S. stocks rose by 0.6% today fueled by a 0.8% increase in large cap stocks and a 2.7% increase in materials stocks. The S&P 500 Index is currently down 14.8% year-to-date, and down 13.2% over the past 12 months. The Dow Jones Industrial Average is currently down 4.5% year-to-date, and down 2.4% over the past 12 months. Elsewhere, commodities fell 1.9% with gold rising 0.6%, crude oil falling 4.7% and copper rising 0.4%. The yield on 10-year Treasuries is 3.83%, while the dollar weakened by 1.0% against a basket of other currencies. Meanwhile, investment grade corporate bonds rose by 1.0%, and high yield bonds rose by 0.6%.
Stocks
The S&P 500 Index rose 0.6%.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.3%.
The Nasdaq Composite Index rose 1.0%.
The Nasdaq 100 Index rose 1.0%.
The Volatility Index declined 2.2%.
Large cap stocks, as represented by the S&P 100 Index, rose 0.8%.
Mid cap stocks, as represented by the S&P MidCap 400 Index, rose 0.1%.
Small cap stocks, as represented by the S&P SmallCap 600 Index, rose 0.1%.
Name
Ticker
DoD %Δ
YTD %Δ
1 Yr %
2 Yr %
5 Yr %
S&P 500
SPY
+0.63%
-14.8%
-13.2%
+15.9%
+67.8%
Dow Jones Industrial Average
DIA
+0.29%
-4.5%
-2.4%
+20.8%
+60.4%
Nasdaq Composite Index
ONEQ
+1.0%
-27.5%
-28.4%
-3.7%
+71.1%
Nasdaq 100 Index
QQQ
+1.0%
-27.9%
-28.1%
-0.6%
+90.0%
CBOE Volatility Index
VXX
-2.2%
-16.8%
-27.7%
-79.3%
-43.4%
S&P Large Cap
OEF
+0.77%
-17.4%
-16.2%
+12.8%
+68.7%
S&P Mid Cap
IJH
+0.083%
-9.1%
-10.1%
+21.8%
+47.2%
S&P Small Cap
IJR
+0.12%
-11.2%
-13.1%
+23.5%
+41.8%
Sectors
Stocks in the Materials sector rose the most with a 2.7% gain.
Stocks in the Energy sector fell the most with a 1.2% decline.
With a 98.6% gain, stocks in the Technology sector have advanced the most over the past 5 years
With a 13.5% 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 %
Materials
IYM
+2.7%
-4.6%
-3.0%
+26.2%
+44.8%
Consumer Discretionary
XLY
+1.4%
-31.0%
-33.0%
-7.5%
+56.5%
Technology
IYW
+1.2%
-30.7%
-30.5%
+1.3%
+98.6%
Telecom
IYZ
+0.47%
-28.2%
-25.1%
-16.8%
-13.5%
Consumer Staples
XLP
+0.34%
-0.4%
+6.5%
+19.4%
+57.4%
Real Estate
IYR
+0.14%
-23.3%
-17.5%
+8.1%
+22.3%
Health Care
IYH
0.0%
-5.2%
+0.2%
+23.0%
+74.9%
Financials
IYF
0.0%
-7.4%
-8.6%
+30.5%
+50.1%
Industrials
IYJ
0.0%
-11.4%
-9.6%
+8.4%
+45.2%
Utilities
IDU
0.0%
-0.9%
+4.6%
+15.6%
+40.1%
Energy
IYE
-1.2%
+71.2%
+69.6%
+181.6%
+58.6%
Bonds
The yield on 1-year Treasuries increased by 1 basis point to 4.75% today.
The yield on 5-year Treasuries decreased by 2 basis points to 3.97% today.
The yield on 10-year Treasuries increased by 1 basis point to 3.83% today.
The yield on 30-year Treasuries decreased by 1 basis point to 3.91% today.
Name
Ticker
Yield
DoD Yield Δ
1-year Treasuries
DGS1
4.75%
+0.01%
5-year Treasuries
DGS5
3.97%
-0.02%
10-year Treasuries
DGS10
3.83%
+0.01%
30-year Treasuries
DGS30
3.91%
-0.01%
Credit
Investment grade corporate bonds tracked by the Markit iBoxx USD Liquid Investment Grade Index rose by 1.0%.
High yield bonds tracked by the Markit iBoxx USD Liquid High Yield Index rose by 0.6%.
Emerging market bonds tracked by the J.P. Morgan Emerging Markets Core Index rose by 0.6%.
Name
Ticker
DoD %Δ
YTD %Δ
1 Yr %
2 Yr %
5 Yr %
Investment Grade
LQD
+1.0%
-17.5%
-16.8%
-18.6%
+1.3%
High Yield
HYG
+0.56%
-10.5%
-9.1%
-5.2%
+7.8%
Emerging Markets
EMB
+0.63%
-19.4%
-18.2%
-19.6%
-9.1%
Commodities
The S&P GSCI Total Return Index, the leading measure of general commodity price movements, declined by 1.9%
West Texas Intermediate crude oil declined by 4.7%.
Brent crude oil declined by 3.8%.
Gold rose by 0.6%.
Copper rose by 0.4%.
Silver rose by 2.0%.
Name
Ticker
DoD %Δ
YTD %Δ
1 Yr %
2 Yr %
5 Yr %
S&P GSCI Total Return Index
GSG
-1.9%
+26.6%
+24.8%
+91.9%
+36.6%
Bloomberg Commodity Index TR
DJCB
0.0%
+19.8%
+16.2%
+63.3%
+51.6%
Crude Oil West Texas Intermediate
DBO
-4.7%
+17.3%
+12.5%
+113.3%
+68.1%
Brent Crude Oil
BNO
-3.8%
+38.5%
+37.3%
+157.2%
+70.6%
Gold
IAU
+0.64%
-5.1%
-3.8%
-7.6%
+33.0%
Copper
CPER
+0.41%
-19.6%
-18.2%
+7.2%
+8.3%
Silver
SLV
+2.0%
-9.7%
-13.0%
-13.6%
+20.2%
Currencies
The Deutsche Bank Long US Dollar Index, which measures the greenback against a basket of other currencies, weakened by 1.0% to $28.58 today.
The Euro strengthened by 0.9% to $1.04.
The British pound strengthened by 1.4% to $1.21.
The Japanese yen weakened by 1.1% to 139.6 per dollar.
Name
Ticker
Price
DoD %Δ
Deutsche Bank Long US Dollar Index
UUP
$28.58
-1.0%
EUR-USD
EURUSD
$1.04
+0.9%
GBP-USD
GBPUSD
$1.21
+1.4%
USD-JPY
USDJPY
139.60¥
-1.1%
Cryptocurrencies
Bitcoin stayed level at $17281.13 today.
Ethereum stayed level at $1265.41 today.
Tether declined by 2.2% to $1.0478340116321372 today.
