Friday’s Biggest Winners and Losers in the S&P 500
Friday was a very positive day for the U.S. broad markets, with all three of the major exchanges closing higher on the day. Crude oil made a strong recovery and is back above $63. The S&P 500 sectors were entirely…
This post may contain links from our sponsors and affiliates, and Flywheel Publishing may receive compensation for actions taken through them.
February 23, 2018: The S&P 500 closed up 1.6% at 2,747.47. The DJIA closed up 1.4% at 25,311.92. Separately, the Nasdaq was up 1.8% at 7,337.39.
Friday was a very positive day for the broad U.S. markets, with all three of the major exchanges closing higher on the day. Crude oil made a strong recovery and is back above $63. The S&P 500 sectors were entirely positive. The most positive sectors were utilities, energy, and technology up 2.7%, 2.1% and 1.9%, respectively. The “worst” performing sector was industrials up only 0.7%.
[nativounit]
Crude oil was up 1.2% at $63.54.
Gold was relatively flat at $1,331.50.
The S&P 500 stock posting the largest daily percentage loss ahead of the close Friday was First Solar, Inc. (NASDAQ: FSLR) which traded down about 7% at $61.80. The stock’s 52-week range is $25.56 to $76.61. Volume was about 6 million compared to the daily average volume of roughly 2 million.
The stock posting the largest daily percentage gain in the S&P 500 ahead of the close Friday was Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co. (NYSE: HPE) which rose over 10% to $18.10. The stock’s 52-week range is $12.70 to $18.19. Volume was 43 million compared to the daily average volume of about 11 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.
