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Thursday’s Biggest Winners and Losers in the S&P 500

Thursday was a down day for all the major U.S. exchanges. Crude backed off after an incredible star to the week. The S&P 500 sectors were split down the middle, although the negatives definitely outweighed the positives.

By Chris Lange
Published October 12, 2017, 4:08pm ET · 1 min read

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October 12, 2017: The S&P 500 closed down 0.18% at 2,550.67. The DJIA closed down 0.14% at 22,840.11. Separately, the Nasdaq was down 0.18% at 6,591.51.

Thursday was a down day for all the major U.S. exchanges. Crude backed off after an incredible start to the week. The S&P 500 sectors were split down the middle, although the negatives definitely outweighed the positives. The best performing sectors were real estate, utilities, and industrials which were up 0.80%, 0.53%, and 0.54%, respectively. The worst performing sectors were financial and consumer discretionary, down 0.74% and 0.66%, respectively.

Crude oil was down 1.3% at $50.63.

Gold was up 0.5% at $1,295.60.

The S&P 500 stock posting the largest daily percentage loss ahead of the close Thursday was AT&T Inc. (NYSE: T) which traded down over 6% at $35.85. The stock’s 52-week range is $35.10 to $43.03. Volume was nearly 117 million versus the daily average of 24.3 million shares.

The stock posting the largest daily percentage gain in the S&P 500 ahead of the close Thursday was Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. (NYSE: HST) which rose nearly 4% to $19.40. The stock’s 52-week range is $14.69 to $20.21. Volume was 16.3 million compared to its average volume of 6.1 million.

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Chris Lange

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.

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