U.S. stocks remained level today fueled by a 1.1% decline in large cap stocks and a 1.9% decline in telecom stocks. The S&P 500 Index is currently down 15.4% year-to-date, and down 6.9% over the past 12 months. The Dow Jones Industrial Average is currently down 10.9% year-to-date, and down 6.3% over the past 12 months. Elsewhere, commodities fell 1.1% with gold rising 0.3%, crude oil falling 0.8% and copper rising 0.6%. The yield on 10-year Treasuries is 3.04%, while the dollar weakened by 0.1% against a basket of other currencies. Meanwhile, investment grade corporate bonds rose by 0.8%, and high yield bonds fell by 0.1%.
Stocks
The S&P 500 Index stayed level.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average stayed level.
The Nasdaq Composite Index declined 1.9%.
The Nasdaq 100 Index declined 1.8%.
The Volatility Index rose 0.9%.
Large cap stocks, as represented by the S&P 100 Index, declined 1.1%.
Mid cap stocks, as represented by the S&P MidCap 400 Index, declined 0.9%.
Small cap stocks, as represented by the S&P SmallCap 600 Index, declined 0.9%.
Name
Ticker
DoD %Δ
YTD %Δ
1 Yr %
2 Yr %
5 Yr %
S&P 500
SPY
0.0%
-15.4%
-6.9%
+26.3%
+76.2%
Dow Jones Industrial Average
DIA
0.0%
-10.9%
-6.3%
+23.8%
+64.5%
Nasdaq Composite Index
ONEQ
-1.9%
-22.2%
-16.2%
+15.2%
+98.3%
Nasdaq 100 Index
QQQ
-1.8%
-22.6%
-14.7%
+17.5%
+120.7%
CBOE Volatility Index
VXX
+0.94%
+14.4%
-29.2%
-82.0%
-22.2%
S&P Large Cap
OEF
-1.1%
-16.0%
-7.5%
+24.6%
+81.9%
S&P Mid Cap
IJH
-0.89%
-14.2%
-8.4%
+33.8%
+46.3%
S&P Small Cap
IJR
-0.88%
-14.0%
-9.1%
+41.9%
+47.1%
Sectors
Stocks in the Utilities sector rose the most with a 1.5% gain.
Stocks in the Telecom sector fell the most with a 1.9% decline.
With a 145.8% gain, stocks in the Technology sector have advanced the most over the past 5 years
With a 11.6% 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 %
Utilities
IDU
+1.5%
-3.8%
+7.4%
+19.1%
+43.3%
Consumer Staples
XLP
+0.66%
-5.3%
+4.7%
+23.5%
+50.0%
Real Estate
IYR
+0.60%
-17.8%
-8.8%
+25.7%
+35.3%
Technology
IYW
0.0%
-23.7%
-13.6%
+25.0%
+145.8%
Health Care
IYH
0.0%
-8.3%
-0.9%
+22.3%
+71.8%
Financials
IYF
0.0%
-14.8%
-9.3%
+32.3%
+46.2%
Industrials
IYJ
0.0%
-16.5%
-16.1%
+20.8%
+45.1%
Materials
IYM
0.0%
-14.1%
-5.1%
+26.9%
+40.6%
Consumer Discretionary
XLY
-0.58%
-23.7%
-13.6%
+15.6%
+79.8%
Energy
IYE
-1.0%
+30.1%
+49.6%
+101.0%
+27.1%
Telecom
IYZ
-1.9%
-19.5%
-19.6%
-3.5%
-11.6%
Bonds
The yield on 1-year Treasuries remained unchanged at 3.18% today.
The yield on 5-year Treasuries increased by 4 basis points to 3.18% today.
The yield on 10-year Treasuries increased by 3 basis points to 3.04% today.
The yield on 30-year Treasuries remained unchanged at 3.17% today.
Name
Ticker
Yield
DoD Yield Δ
1-year Treasuries
DGS1
3.18%
0%
5-year Treasuries
DGS5
3.18%
+0.04%
10-year Treasuries
DGS10
3.04%
+0.03%
30-year Treasuries
DGS30
3.17%
0%
Credit
Investment grade corporate bonds tracked by the Markit iBoxx USD Liquid Investment Grade Index rose by 0.8%.
High yield bonds tracked by the Markit iBoxx USD Liquid High Yield Index fell by 0.1%.
Emerging market bonds tracked by the J.P. Morgan Emerging Markets Core Index rose by 1.0%.
Name
Ticker
DoD %Δ
YTD %Δ
1 Yr %
2 Yr %
5 Yr %
Investment Grade
LQD
+0.77%
-13.8%
-14.6%
-14.3%
+6.9%
High Yield
HYG
-0.13%
-9.4%
-8.4%
-0.7%
+9.8%
Emerging Markets
EMB
+1.0%
-20.2%
-21.0%
-17.9%
-8.1%
Commodities
The S&P GSCI Total Return Index, the leading measure of general commodity price movements, declined by 1.1%
West Texas Intermediate crude oil declined by 0.8%.
Brent crude oil declined by 3.9%.
Gold rose by 0.3%.
Copper rose by 0.6%.
Silver declined by 1.5%.
Name
Ticker
DoD %Δ
YTD %Δ
1 Yr %
2 Yr %
5 Yr %
S&P GSCI Total Return Index
GSG
-1.1%
+29.6%
+40.1%
+105.1%
+59.0%
Bloomberg Commodity Index TR
DJCB
0.0%
+18.0%
+23.9%
+77.9%
+49.4%
Crude Oil West Texas Intermediate
DBO
-0.82%
+26.3%
+37.1%
+131.0%
+123.8%
Brent Crude Oil
BNO
-3.9%
+48.6%
+67.2%
+169.6%
+143.6%
Gold
IAU
+0.28%
-6.2%
-4.9%
-7.2%
+35.4%
Copper
CPER
+0.55%
-26.7%
-23.8%
+8.2%
+13.9%
Silver
SLV
-1.5%
-19.1%
-25.7%
-11.5%
+11.5%
Currencies
The Deutsche Bank Long US Dollar Index, which measures the greenback against a basket of other currencies, weakened by 0.1% to $28.48 today.
The Euro weakened by 0.1% to $1.02.
The British pound strengthened by 0.1% to $1.2.
The Japanese yen weakened by 1.0% to 136.09 per dollar.
