U.S. stocks rose by 1.2% today fueled by a 1.3% increase in large cap stocks and a 2.5% increase in technology stocks. The S&P 500 Index is currently up 24.0% year-to-date, and up 28.0% over the past 12 months. The Dow Jones Industrial Average is currently up 15.9% year-to-date, and up 18.6% over the past 12 months. Elsewhere, commodities fell 0.2% with gold falling 0.1%, crude oil rising 1.0% and copper rising 1.0%. The yield on 10-year Treasuries is 1.64%, while the dollar strengthened by 0.2% against a basket of other currencies. Meanwhile, investment grade corporate bonds rose by 0.1%, and high yield bonds rose by 0.6%.
Stocks
The S&P 500 Index rose 1.2%.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.6%.
The Nasdaq Composite Index rose 1.9%.
The Nasdaq 100 Index rose 2.1%.
The Volatility Index declined 15.7%.
Large cap stocks, as represented by the S&P 100 Index, rose 1.3%.
Mid cap stocks, as represented by the S&P MidCap 400 Index, rose 0.0%.
Small cap stocks, as represented by the S&P SmallCap 600 Index, declined 0.2%.
Name
Ticker
DoD %Δ
YTD %Δ
1 Yr %
2 Yr %
5 Yr %
S&P 500
SPY
+1.2%
+24.0%
+28.0%
+50.4%
+128.0%
Dow Jones Industrial Average
DIA
+0.62%
+15.9%
+18.6%
+28.8%
+103.1%
Nasdaq Composite Index
ONEQ
+1.9%
+20.9%
+28.0%
+80.8%
+201.9%
Nasdaq 100 Index
QQQ
+2.1%
+25.1%
+31.5%
+92.3%
+243.3%
CBOE Volatility Index
VXX
-16%
-61.0%
-62.6%
-59.7%
-4.0%
S&P Large Cap
OEF
+1.3%
+24.8%
+29.0%
+54.9%
+137.5%
S&P Mid Cap
IJH
+0.036%
+21.8%
+27.5%
+40.1%
+83.0%
S&P Small Cap
IJR
-0.24%
+24.2%
+31.4%
+40.8%
+80.2%
Sectors
Stocks in the Technology sector rose the most with a 2.5% gain.
Stocks in the Materials sector fell the most with a 0.1% gain.
With a 287.6% gain, stocks in the Technology sector have advanced the most over the past 5 years
With a 9.8% decline, stocks in the Energy sector have declined the most over the past 5 years
Name
Ticker
DoD %Δ
YTD %Δ
1 Yr %
2 Yr %
5 Yr %
Technology
IYW
+2.5%
+32.1%
+39.3%
+101.6%
+287.6%
Consumer Discretionary
XLY
+1.6%
+27.5%
+29.8%
+68.7%
+163.4%
Utilities
IDU
+1.5%
+9.3%
+8.4%
+10.3%
+57.6%
Real Estate
IYR
+1.1%
+28.0%
+30.1%
+21.3%
+67.8%
Energy
IYE
+0.72%
+54.2%
+52.2%
+2.8%
-9.8%
Financials
IYF
+0.39%
+30.7%
+35.3%
+30.9%
+92.6%
Consumer Staples
XLP
+0.25%
+8.6%
+10.4%
+22.5%
+60.7%
Industrials
IYJ
+0.22%
+12.4%
+14.2%
+31.3%
+86.8%
Telecom
IYZ
+0.19%
+6.5%
+8.2%
+11.7%
+4.8%
Health Care
IYH
+0.071%
+16.2%
+21.1%
+37.6%
+109.6%
Materials
IYM
+0.067%
+20.4%
+22.8%
+45.2%
+77.0%
Bonds
The yield on 1-year Treasuries increased by 3 basis points to 0.24% today.
The yield on 5-year Treasuries increased by 1 basis point to 1.34% today.
The yield on 10-year Treasuries decreased by 3 basis points to 1.64% today.
The yield on 30-year Treasuries decreased by 6 basis points to 1.96% today.
Name
Ticker
Yield
DoD Yield Δ
1-year Treasuries
DGS1
0.24%
+0.03%
5-year Treasuries
DGS5
1.34%
+0.01%
10-year Treasuries
DGS10
1.64%
-0.03%
30-year Treasuries
DGS30
1.96%
-0.06%
Credit
Investment grade corporate bonds tracked by the Markit iBoxx USD Liquid Investment Grade Index rose by 0.1%.
High yield bonds tracked by the Markit iBoxx USD Liquid High Yield Index rose by 0.6%.
Emerging market bonds tracked by the J.P. Morgan Emerging Markets Core Index rose by 0.9%.
Name
Ticker
DoD %Δ
YTD %Δ
1 Yr %
2 Yr %
5 Yr %
Investment Grade
LQD
+0.068%
-2.3%
-1.8%
+8.8%
+31.1%
High Yield
HYG
+0.62%
+0.9%
+2.8%
+7.2%
+26.6%
Emerging Markets
EMB
+0.87%
-5.4%
-3.6%
+2.4%
+21.0%
Commodities
The S&P GSCI Total Return Index, the leading measure of general commodity price movements, declined by 0.2%
West Texas Intermediate crude oil rose by 1.0%.
Brent crude oil rose by 0.6%.
Gold declined by 0.1%.
Copper rose by 1.0%.
Silver declined by 1.0%.
Name
Ticker
DoD %Δ
YTD %Δ
1 Yr %
2 Yr %
5 Yr %
S&P GSCI Total Return Index
GSG
-0.24%
+33.9%
+41.2%
+5.8%
+12.8%
Bloomberg Commodity Index TR
DJCB
-1.3%
+29.7%
+36.2%
+28.8%
+27.5%
Crude Oil West Texas Intermediate
DBO
+1.0%
+51.4%
+60.3%
+26.0%
+53.1%
Brent Crude Oil
BNO
+0.57%
+50.9%
+61.6%
-1.2%
+41.7%
Gold
IAU
-0.059%
-6.3%
-0.4%
+22.1%
+47.7%
Copper
CPER
+1.0%
+20.9%
+24.5%
+55.4%
+50.9%
Silver
SLV
-0.98%
-13.0%
+1.5%
+34.9%
+35.5%
Currencies
The Deutsche Bank Long US Dollar Index, which measures the greenback against a basket of other currencies, strengthened by 0.2% to $25.82 today.
The Euro weakened by 0.3% to $1.13.
The British pound weakened by 0.2% to $1.33.
The Japanese yen strengthened by 0.2% to 113.58 per dollar.
