Tuesday’s Biggest Winners and Losers in the S&P 500
The broad markets were relatively flat in Tuesday’s session but there were some positives on the day. The Tech sector was largely positive with a fair amount of the chip-makers adding to the tech rally. On the other hand, the…
This post may contain links from our sponsors and affiliates, and Flywheel Publishing may receive compensation for actions taken through them.
May 30, 2017: The S&P 500 closed lower on the day, down 0.1% at 2,412.91. Separately the DJIA closed down 0.2% as well at 21,029.02. The Nasdaq closed down 0.1% at 6,203.19.
The broad markets were relatively flat in Tuesday’s session but there were some positives on the day. The Tech sector was largely positive with a fair amount of the chip-makers adding to the tech rally. On the other hand, the financial sector was down along with practically all of the oil & gas stocks. Outside of these, the market had mixed responses on the day.
[nativounit]
Crude oil was last trading down 0.6% at $49.48.
Gold was down 0.5% closing at $1,265.10.
The S&P 500 stock posting the largest daily percentage loss ahead of the close Monday was Kinder Morgan, Inc. (NYSE: KMI) which traded down over 4.2% at $18.43. The stock’s 52-week range is $17.07 to $23.36. Volume was about 19 million versus the daily average of 11.5 million shares.
The stock posting the largest daily percentage gain in the S&P 500 ahead of the close Monday was First Solar, Inc. (NASDAQ: FSLR), which jumped nearly 7.2% to $39.47. The stock’s 52-week range is $25.56 to $51.30. Volume was over 5 million on the day compared to the average of 3.8 million.
[wallst_email_signup]
Contact [email protected] for any questions or corrections.
Chris Lange is a financial and geopolitical writer with more than a decade of experience covering a myriad of topics. He has published thousands of articles for 24/7 Wall St., with past coverage focused heavily on stocks, IPOs, healthcare, defense, global affairs, and technology.
His work has been quoted, or referenced by a number of outlets including Business Insider, USA Today, Yahoo Finance, MSN, The Motley Fool, and many other publications. A graduate of Southwestern University, he studied business with a focus on investments and has previous experience in banking and startups.
When not reading or writing the news, he is following his passion for Lacrosse, playing chess, or building solar projects with his dad.
