U.S. stocks rose by 1.2% today fueled by a 1.3% increase in mid cap stocks and a 2.7% increase in technology stocks. The S&P 500 Index is currently up 3.5% year-to-date, and down 8.1% over the past 12 months. The Dow Jones Industrial Average is currently up 0.8% year-to-date, and down 0.6% over the past 12 months. Elsewhere, commodities climbed 0.5% with gold rising 0.2%, crude oil rising 0.3% and copper falling 0.5%. The yield on 10-year Treasuries is 3.39%, while the dollar strengthened by 0.1% against a basket of other currencies. Meanwhile, investment grade corporate bonds fell by 0.3%, and high yield bonds fell by 0.0%.
Stocks
The S&P 500 Index rose 1.2%.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.7%.
The Nasdaq Composite Index rose 1.7%.
The Nasdaq 100 Index rose 2.2%.
The Volatility Index declined 0.8%.
Large cap stocks, as represented by the S&P 100 Index, rose 1.1%.
Mid cap stocks, as represented by the S&P MidCap 400 Index, rose 1.3%.
Small cap stocks, as represented by the S&P SmallCap 600 Index, rose 1.1%.
Name
Ticker
DoD %Δ
YTD %Δ
1 Yr %
2 Yr %
5 Yr %
S&P 500
SPY
+1.2%
+3.5%
-8.1%
+6.5%
+52.5%
Dow Jones Industrial Average
DIA
+0.75%
+0.8%
-0.6%
+11.7%
+40.9%
Nasdaq Composite Index
ONEQ
+1.7%
+6.4%
-18.1%
-15.9%
+58.2%
Nasdaq 100 Index
QQQ
+2.2%
+6.2%
-19.2%
-12.2%
+74.0%
CBOE Volatility Index
VXX
-0.82%
-13.8%
-47.5%
-81.4%
-54.1%
S&P Large Cap
OEF
+1.1%
+3.6%
-11.3%
+2.9%
+51.8%
S&P Mid Cap
IJH
+1.3%
+5.3%
-0.1%
+6.5%
+37.6%
S&P Small Cap
IJR
+1.1%
+5.8%
-3.2%
+1.9%
+33.7%
Sectors
Stocks in the Technology sector rose the most with a 2.7% gain.
Stocks in the Health Care sector fell the most with a stayed level.
With a 87.9% gain, stocks in the Technology sector have advanced the most over the past 5 years
With a 12.9% 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 %
Technology
IYW
+2.7%
+6.9%
-20.5%
-9.4%
+87.9%
Financials
IYF
+1.6%
+3.8%
-5.4%
+19.5%
+36.2%
Consumer Discretionary
XLY
+1.6%
+7.6%
-22.5%
-17.3%
+36.8%
Telecom
IYZ
+1.2%
+5.8%
-20.9%
-21.2%
-12.9%
Real Estate
IYR
+0.37%
+6.3%
-12.8%
+9.4%
+31.6%
Consumer Staples
XLP
+0.32%
-2.6%
-2.6%
+16.5%
+41.1%
Energy
IYE
+0.042%
+3.1%
+50.0%
+128.3%
+32.4%
Health Care
IYH
0.0%
-1.0%
+4.1%
+12.0%
+59.5%
Industrials
IYJ
0.0%
+3.2%
-4.7%
+3.6%
+33.0%
Materials
IYM
0.0%
+8.0%
+4.6%
+19.3%
+37.8%
Utilities
IDU
0.0%
-1.8%
+2.8%
+14.8%
+53.1%
Bonds
The yield on 1-year Treasuries increased by 2 basis points to 4.65% today.
The yield on 5-year Treasuries increased by 5 basis points to 3.48% today.
The yield on 10-year Treasuries increased by 2 basis points to 3.39% today.
The yield on 30-year Treasuries increased by 3 basis points to 3.57% today.
Name
Ticker
Yield
DoD Yield Δ
1-year Treasuries
DGS1
4.65%
+0.02%
5-year Treasuries
DGS5
3.48%
+0.05%
10-year Treasuries
DGS10
3.39%
+0.02%
30-year Treasuries
DGS30
3.57%
+0.03%
Credit
Investment grade corporate bonds tracked by the Markit iBoxx USD Liquid Investment Grade Index fell by 0.3%.
High yield bonds tracked by the Markit iBoxx USD Liquid High Yield Index fell by 0.0%.
Emerging market bonds tracked by the J.P. Morgan Emerging Markets Core Index fell by 0.1%.
Name
Ticker
DoD %Δ
YTD %Δ
1 Yr %
2 Yr %
5 Yr %
Investment Grade
LQD
-0.29%
+4.9%
-11.5%
-14.2%
+6.7%
High Yield
HYG
-0.013%
+3.4%
-6.2%
-4.8%
+10.3%
Emerging Markets
EMB
-0.068%
+4.6%
-12.1%
-15.5%
-4.4%
Commodities
The S&P GSCI Total Return Index, the leading measure of general commodity price movements, rose by 0.5%
West Texas Intermediate crude oil rose by 0.3%.
Brent crude oil rose by 0.3%.
Gold rose by 0.2%.
Copper declined by 0.5%.
Silver declined by 2.0%.
Name
Ticker
DoD %Δ
YTD %Δ
1 Yr %
2 Yr %
5 Yr %
S&P GSCI Total Return Index
GSG
+0.51%
+1.2%
+15.7%
+68.3%
+28.1%
Bloomberg Commodity Index TR
DJCB
0.0%
-0.4%
+8.9%
+47.3%
+46.7%
Crude Oil West Texas Intermediate
DBO
+0.32%
+2.2%
+5.1%
+72.7%
+50.2%
Brent Crude Oil
BNO
+0.28%
+2.1%
+22.9%
+110.1%
+53.4%
Gold
IAU
+0.19%
+5.7%
+4.9%
+3.3%
+42.7%
Copper
CPER
-0.54%
+12.3%
-5.5%
+16.0%
+26.8%
Silver
SLV
-2.0%
0.0%
-1.6%
-6.9%
+37.3%
Currencies
The Deutsche Bank Long US Dollar Index, which measures the greenback against a basket of other currencies, strengthened by 0.1% to $27.48 today.
The Euro strengthened by 0.1% to $1.09.
The British pound weakened by 0.1% to $1.24.
The Japanese yen strengthened by 0.8% to 130.63 per dollar.
