U.S. stocks rose by 1.8% today fueled by a 2.1% increase in large cap stocks and a 3.1% increase in technology stocks. The S&P 500 Index is currently up 1.6% year-to-date, and down 12.6% over the past 12 months. The Dow Jones Industrial Average is currently down 0.2% year-to-date, and down 3.8% over the past 12 months. Elsewhere, commodities climbed 1.0% with gold falling 0.4%, crude oil rising 1.0% and copper rising 0.6%. The yield on 10-year Treasuries is 3.37%, while the dollar weakened by 0.1% against a basket of other currencies. Meanwhile, investment grade corporate bonds fell by 0.5%, and high yield bonds rose by 0.2%.
Stocks
The S&P 500 Index rose 1.8%.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.9%.
The Nasdaq Composite Index rose 2.7%.
The Nasdaq 100 Index rose 2.8%.
The Volatility Index declined 3.6%.
Large cap stocks, as represented by the S&P 100 Index, rose 2.1%.
Mid cap stocks, as represented by the S&P MidCap 400 Index, rose 1.6%.
Small cap stocks, as represented by the S&P SmallCap 600 Index, rose 1.5%.
Name
Ticker
DoD %Δ
YTD %Δ
1 Yr %
2 Yr %
5 Yr %
S&P 500
SPY
+1.8%
+1.6%
-12.6%
+5.7%
+51.0%
Dow Jones Industrial Average
DIA
+0.92%
-0.2%
-3.8%
+10.8%
+40.3%
Nasdaq Composite Index
ONEQ
+2.7%
+3.8%
-23.3%
-15.9%
+55.9%
Nasdaq 100 Index
QQQ
+2.8%
+3.3%
-24.5%
-12.1%
+71.1%
CBOE Volatility Index
VXX
-3.6%
-10.6%
-38.0%
-81.0%
-53.1%
S&P Large Cap
OEF
+2.1%
+1.4%
-15.9%
+2.8%
+50.0%
S&P Mid Cap
IJH
+1.6%
+3.6%
-5.1%
+5.5%
+36.0%
S&P Small Cap
IJR
+1.5%
+4.2%
-7.9%
+1.1%
+32.0%
Sectors
Stocks in the Technology sector rose the most with a 3.1% gain.
Stocks in the Health Care sector fell the most with a stayed level.
With a 83.8% gain, stocks in the Technology sector have advanced the most over the past 5 years
With a 12.8% 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
+3.1%
+3.6%
-25.7%
-9.1%
+83.8%
Consumer Discretionary
XLY
+2.4%
+5.1%
-27.9%
-17.6%
+35.0%
Telecom
IYZ
+1.7%
+4.0%
-24.4%
-22.0%
-12.8%
Energy
IYE
+1.3%
+1.8%
+43.6%
+117.7%
+33.5%
Real Estate
IYR
+1.2%
+5.0%
-15.1%
+10.1%
+31.1%
Consumer Staples
XLP
+0.78%
-3.3%
-4.0%
+15.1%
+41.0%
Health Care
IYH
0.0%
-1.6%
+1.7%
+11.2%
+60.1%
Financials
IYF
0.0%
+2.1%
-9.5%
+16.2%
+35.1%
Industrials
IYJ
0.0%
+1.3%
-8.9%
+1.5%
+30.5%
Materials
IYM
0.0%
+5.9%
-2.5%
+14.2%
+35.0%
Utilities
IDU
0.0%
-2.4%
+1.9%
+14.2%
+52.3%
Bonds
The yield on 1-year Treasuries decreased by 4 basis points to 4.63% today.
The yield on 5-year Treasuries decreased by 17 basis points to 3.43% today.
The yield on 10-year Treasuries decreased by 16 basis points to 3.37% today.
The yield on 30-year Treasuries decreased by 10 basis points to 3.54% today.
Name
Ticker
Yield
DoD Yield Δ
1-year Treasuries
DGS1
4.63%
-0.04%
5-year Treasuries
DGS5
3.43%
-0.17%
10-year Treasuries
DGS10
3.37%
-0.16%
30-year Treasuries
DGS30
3.54%
-0.1%
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 0.2%.
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
-0.52%
+5.4%
-10.5%
-14.2%
+7.2%
High Yield
HYG
+0.20%
+3.2%
-6.6%
-5.0%
+10.2%
Emerging Markets
EMB
-0.25%
+4.9%
-11.1%
-15.1%
-4.2%
Commodities
The S&P GSCI Total Return Index, the leading measure of general commodity price movements, rose by 1.0%
West Texas Intermediate crude oil rose by 1.0%.
Brent crude oil rose by 1.7%.
Gold declined by 0.4%.
Copper rose by 0.6%.
Silver rose by 0.3%.
Name
Ticker
DoD %Δ
YTD %Δ
1 Yr %
2 Yr %
5 Yr %
S&P GSCI Total Return Index
GSG
+0.99%
+0.2%
+14.3%
+64.2%
+27.4%
Bloomberg Commodity Index TR
DJCB
0.0%
-0.6%
+8.5%
+44.9%
+46.3%
Crude Oil West Texas Intermediate
DBO
+0.97%
+1.2%
+4.2%
+68.2%
+49.4%
Brent Crude Oil
BNO
+1.7%
+0.4%
+20.4%
+104.2%
+51.8%
Gold
IAU
-0.38%
+6.1%
+4.7%
+4.5%
+43.5%
Copper
CPER
+0.62%
+11.6%
-4.9%
+14.8%
+26.7%
Silver
SLV
+0.27%
-0.3%
-1.8%
-6.1%
+36.8%
Currencies
The Deutsche Bank Long US Dollar Index, which measures the greenback against a basket of other currencies, weakened by 0.1% to $27.44 today.
The Euro strengthened by 0.2% to $1.09.
The British pound stayed level to $1.24.
The Japanese yen strengthened by 0.9% to 129.56 per dollar.
