U.S. stocks fell by 0.1% today fueled by a 2.3% increase in large cap stocks and a 1.1% decline in utilities stocks. The S&P 500 Index is currently down 17.1% year-to-date, and down 2.0% over the past 12 months. The Dow Jones Industrial Average is currently down 12.1% year-to-date, and down 3.8% over the past 12 months. Elsewhere, commodities climbed 1.9% with gold falling 0.8%, crude oil rising 1.9% and copper rising 2.1%. The yield on 10-year Treasuries is 2.91%, while the dollar weakened by 0.3% against a basket of other currencies. Meanwhile, investment grade corporate bonds fell by 0.5%, and high yield bonds rose by 0.1%.
Stocks
The S&P 500 Index declined 0.1%.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average declined 0.3%.
The Nasdaq Composite Index rose 3.1%.
The Nasdaq 100 Index rose 3.7%.
The Volatility Index declined 3.6%.
Large cap stocks, as represented by the S&P 100 Index, rose 2.3%.
Mid cap stocks, as represented by the S&P MidCap 400 Index, rose 2.6%.
Small cap stocks, as represented by the S&P SmallCap 600 Index, rose 2.4%.
Name
Ticker
DoD %Δ
YTD %Δ
1 Yr %
2 Yr %
5 Yr %
S&P 500
SPY
-0.10%
-17.1%
-2.0%
+40.9%
+79.2%
Dow Jones Industrial Average
DIA
-0.26%
-12.1%
-3.8%
+38.4%
+68.3%
Nasdaq Composite Index
ONEQ
+3.1%
-26.9%
-11.7%
+28.0%
+94.4%
Nasdaq 100 Index
QQQ
+3.7%
-26.7%
-7.7%
+32.5%
+117.9%
CBOE Volatility Index
VXX
-3.6%
+45.3%
-44.4%
-81.2%
-1.2%
S&P Large Cap
OEF
+2.3%
-18.2%
-1.8%
+38.1%
+82.9%
S&P Mid Cap
IJH
+2.6%
-16.2%
-8.6%
+50.9%
+47.9%
S&P Small Cap
IJR
+2.4%
-16.7%
-9.2%
+62.7%
+47.8%
Sectors
Stocks in the Consumer Discretionary sector rose the most with a 4.7% gain.
Stocks in the Utilities sector fell the most with a 1.1% decline.
With a 142.8% gain, stocks in the Technology sector have advanced the most over the past 5 years
With a 13.9% 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 %
Consumer Discretionary
XLY
+4.7%
-28.2%
-11.5%
+29.9%
+72.2%
Energy
IYE
+3.6%
+37.3%
+51.3%
+121.1%
+29.0%
Technology
IYW
+3.3%
-27.3%
-3.4%
+39.8%
+142.8%
Real Estate
IYR
+2.7%
-18.5%
+1.3%
+39.0%
+40.2%
Telecom
IYZ
+2.5%
-21.2%
-20.0%
+1.3%
-13.9%
Health Care
IYH
0.0%
-11.7%
+2.5%
+26.0%
+78.5%
Industrials
IYJ
0.0%
-18.0%
-14.1%
+40.2%
+49.0%
Consumer Staples
XLP
-0.026%
-1.2%
+11.5%
+38.7%
+57.9%
Financials
IYF
-0.33%
-15.6%
-6.9%
+49.1%
+53.0%
Materials
IYM
-0.89%
-5.1%
-0.6%
+69.8%
+63.9%
Utilities
IDU
-1.1%
-2.0%
+10.6%
+31.1%
+51.8%
Bonds
The yield on 1-year Treasuries decreased by 2 basis points to 1.99% today.
The yield on 5-year Treasuries decreased by 2 basis points to 2.89% today.
The yield on 10-year Treasuries decreased by 8 basis points to 2.91% today.
The yield on 30-year Treasuries decreased by 7.000000000000001 basis points to 3.05% today.
Name
Ticker
Yield
DoD Yield Δ
1-year Treasuries
DGS1
1.99%
-0.02%
5-year Treasuries
DGS5
2.89%
-0.02%
10-year Treasuries
DGS10
2.91%
-0.08%
30-year Treasuries
DGS30
3.05%
-0.07%
Credit
Investment grade corporate bonds tracked by the Markit iBoxx USD Liquid Investment Grade Index fell by 0.5%.
High yield bonds tracked by the Markit iBoxx USD Liquid High Yield Index rose by 0.1%.
Emerging market bonds tracked by the J.P. Morgan Emerging Markets Core Index fell by 0.2%.
Name
Ticker
DoD %Δ
YTD %Δ
1 Yr %
2 Yr %
5 Yr %
Investment Grade
LQD
-0.53%
-14.6%
-11.7%
-7.2%
+8.7%
High Yield
HYG
+0.12%
-10.5%
-8.0%
+5.3%
+10.4%
Emerging Markets
EMB
-0.16%
-16.7%
-15.6%
-5.4%
-3.1%
Commodities
The S&P GSCI Total Return Index, the leading measure of general commodity price movements, rose by 1.9%
West Texas Intermediate crude oil rose by 1.9%.
Brent crude oil rose by 3.1%.
Gold declined by 0.8%.
Copper rose by 2.1%.
Silver rose by 1.6%.
Name
Ticker
DoD %Δ
YTD %Δ
1 Yr %
2 Yr %
5 Yr %
S&P GSCI Total Return Index
GSG
+1.9%
+38.7%
+51.8%
+166.6%
+65.7%
Bloomberg Commodity Index TR
DJCB
0.0%
+29.9%
+37.5%
+117.1%
+64.4%
Crude Oil West Texas Intermediate
DBO
+1.9%
+35.4%
+54.9%
+231.0%
+126.3%
Brent Crude Oil
BNO
+3.1%
+48.2%
+76.3%
+293.8%
+127.0%
Gold
IAU
-0.78%
-0.4%
-0.1%
+6.4%
+46.7%
Copper
CPER
+2.1%
-9.1%
-15.0%
+66.1%
+50.6%
Silver
SLV
+1.6%
-11.1%
-23.8%
+32.6%
+22.8%
Currencies
The Deutsche Bank Long US Dollar Index, which measures the greenback against a basket of other currencies, weakened by 0.3% to $27.97 today.
The Euro strengthened by 0.3% to $1.04.
The British pound strengthened by 0.5% to $1.23.
The Japanese yen strengthened by 0.6% to 129.25 per dollar.
