U.S. stocks fell by 0.7% today fueled by a 0.9% increase in mid cap stocks and a 2.5% decline in energy stocks. The S&P 500 Index is currently down 13.4% year-to-date, and down 5.4% over the past 12 months. The Dow Jones Industrial Average is currently down 9.9% year-to-date, and down 5.3% over the past 12 months. Elsewhere, commodities fell 0.9% with gold rising 0.3%, crude oil falling 2.7% and copper falling 0.1%. The yield on 10-year Treasuries is 2.75%, while the dollar strengthened by 0.3% against a basket of other currencies. Meanwhile, investment grade corporate bonds rose by 1.1%, and high yield bonds rose by 0.9%.
Stocks
The S&P 500 Index declined 0.7%.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average declined 1.2%.
The Nasdaq Composite Index rose 2.7%.
The Nasdaq 100 Index rose 2.7%.
The Volatility Index rose 1.4%.
Large cap stocks, as represented by the S&P 100 Index, rose 2.0%.
Mid cap stocks, as represented by the S&P MidCap 400 Index, rose 0.9%.
Small cap stocks, as represented by the S&P SmallCap 600 Index, rose 1.0%.
Name
Ticker
DoD %Δ
YTD %Δ
1 Yr %
2 Yr %
5 Yr %
S&P 500
SPY
-0.66%
-13.4%
-5.4%
+28.6%
+79.9%
Dow Jones Industrial Average
DIA
-1.2%
-9.9%
-5.3%
+27.1%
+63.1%
Nasdaq Composite Index
ONEQ
+2.7%
-20.3%
-14.7%
+17.5%
+104.1%
Nasdaq 100 Index
QQQ
+2.7%
-20.9%
-13.5%
+19.4%
+125.9%
CBOE Volatility Index
VXX
+1.4%
+16.8%
-31.0%
-81.0%
-20.6%
S&P Large Cap
OEF
+2.0%
-14.3%
-6.0%
+26.7%
+84.3%
S&P Mid Cap
IJH
+0.85%
-11.7%
-6.3%
+36.5%
+52.4%
S&P Small Cap
IJR
+0.96%
-11.4%
-6.4%
+45.2%
+54.0%
Sectors
Stocks in the Technology sector rose the most with a 2.6% gain.
Stocks in the Energy sector fell the most with a 2.5% decline.
With a 151.1% gain, stocks in the Technology sector have advanced the most over the past 5 years
With a 15.1% 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 %
Technology
IYW
+2.6%
-22.6%
-13.8%
+24.9%
+151.1%
Telecom
IYZ
+2.0%
-22.0%
-23.0%
-7.7%
-15.1%
Health Care
IYH
+0.71%
-7.9%
-2.8%
+23.4%
+75.8%
Utilities
IDU
+0.50%
+3.6%
+12.9%
+26.0%
+53.2%
Real Estate
IYR
+0.32%
-15.0%
-6.0%
+24.0%
+39.8%
Consumer Discretionary
XLY
0.0%
-20.4%
-9.8%
+20.0%
+87.5%
Consumer Staples
XLP
-0.80%
-2.5%
+6.9%
+24.7%
+53.9%
Financials
IYF
-1.0%
-14.4%
-8.7%
+32.8%
+44.9%
Industrials
IYJ
-1.1%
-13.8%
-12.7%
+24.3%
+50.2%
Materials
IYM
-1.9%
-12.1%
-5.1%
+31.1%
+44.6%
Energy
IYE
-2.5%
+39.7%
+61.9%
+128.7%
+34.3%
Bonds
The yield on 1-year Treasuries increased by 11 basis points to 3.09% today.
The yield on 5-year Treasuries increased by 15 basis points to 2.85% today.
The yield on 10-year Treasuries increased by 8 basis points to 2.75% today.
The yield on 30-year Treasuries remained unchanged at 3% today.
Name
Ticker
Yield
DoD Yield Δ
1-year Treasuries
DGS1
3.09%
+0.11%
5-year Treasuries
DGS5
2.85%
+0.15%
10-year Treasuries
DGS10
2.75%
+0.08%
30-year Treasuries
DGS30
3%
0%
Credit
Investment grade corporate bonds tracked by the Markit iBoxx USD Liquid Investment Grade Index rose by 1.1%.
High yield bonds tracked by the Markit iBoxx USD Liquid High Yield Index rose by 0.9%.
Emerging market bonds tracked by the J.P. Morgan Emerging Markets Core Index rose by 1.9%.
Name
Ticker
DoD %Δ
YTD %Δ
1 Yr %
2 Yr %
5 Yr %
Investment Grade
LQD
+1.1%
-13.2%
-14.8%
-14.1%
+7.7%
High Yield
HYG
+0.88%
-8.4%
-7.2%
-0.7%
+10.7%
Emerging Markets
EMB
+1.9%
-18.2%
-19.5%
-16.7%
-6.1%
Commodities
The S&P GSCI Total Return Index, the leading measure of general commodity price movements, declined by 0.9%
West Texas Intermediate crude oil declined by 2.7%.
Brent crude oil declined by 3.4%.
Gold rose by 0.3%.
Copper declined by 0.1%.
Silver rose by 0.4%.
Name
Ticker
DoD %Δ
YTD %Δ
1 Yr %
2 Yr %
5 Yr %
S&P GSCI Total Return Index
GSG
-0.91%
+28.9%
+36.9%
+105.1%
+52.0%
Bloomberg Commodity Index TR
DJCB
0.0%
+20.2%
+24.7%
+77.1%
+52.1%
Crude Oil West Texas Intermediate
DBO
-2.7%
+29.2%
+37.8%
+138.9%
+114.3%
Brent Crude Oil
BNO
-3.4%
+49.8%
+65.2%
+176.7%
+126.4%
Gold
IAU
+0.30%
-4.0%
-3.2%
-11.4%
+37.3%
Copper
CPER
-0.095%
-22.6%
-22.4%
+17.3%
+13.1%
Silver
SLV
+0.43%
-14.4%
-21.8%
-18.7%
+17.5%
Currencies
The Deutsche Bank Long US Dollar Index, which measures the greenback against a basket of other currencies, strengthened by 0.3% to $28.44 today.
The Euro weakened by 0.1% to $1.02.
The British pound weakened by 0.2% to $1.21.
The Japanese yen strengthened by 0.8% to 134.05 per dollar.
