Friday’s Biggest Winners and Losers in the S&P 500
Friday was a positive day for the broad U.S. markets. Although the Nasdaq was relatively flat both the Dow and S&P 500 recovered handily from Thursday. Crude oil was perhaps the biggest winner in this session, jumping over 5% back…
June 22, 2018: The S&P 500 closed up 0.2% at 2,754.84. The DJIA closed up 0.5% at 24,580.61. Separately, the Nasdaq was down 0.3% at 7,692.82.
Friday was a positive day for the broad U.S. markets. Although the Nasdaq was down, both the Dow and S&P 500 recovered handily from Thursday. Crude oil was perhaps the biggest winner in this session, jumping over 5% back up to nearly $70. The S&P 500 sectors were mostly positive. The most positive sectors were energy and materials, up 2.2% and 1.6%, respectively. The worst performing sectors were financials and technology, down 0.3% and 0.1%, respectively.
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Crude oil was last seen trading up 5.5% at $69.16.
Gold was last seen trading flat at $1,271.80.
The stock posting the largest daily percentage loss in the S&P 500 ahead of the close was Red Hat, Inc. (NYSE: RHT) which fell over 14% to $141.35. The stock’s 52-week range is $94.47 to $177.70. Volume was about 14 million compared to the daily average volume of 1.8 million.
The S&P 500 stock posting the largest daily percentage gain ahead of the close CarMax, Inc. (NYSE: KMX) which traded up about 13% at $80.19. The stock’s 52-week range is $57.05 to $81.67. Volume was nearly 12 million compared to the daily average volume of 1.8 million.
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Chris Lange is a writer for 24/7 Wall St., based in Houston. He has covered financial markets over the past decade with an emphasis on healthcare, tech, and IPOs. During this time, he has published thousands of articles with insightful analysis across these complex fields. Currently, Lange's focus is on military and geopolitical topics. Lange's work has been quoted or mentioned in Forbes, The New York Times, Business Insider, USA Today, MSN, Yahoo, The Verge, Vice, The Intelligencer, Quartz, Nasdaq, The Motley Fool, Fox Business, International Business Times, The Street, Seeking Alpha, Barron’s, Benzinga, and many other major publications. A graduate of Southwestern University in Georgetown, Texas, Lange majored in business with a particular focus on investments. He has previous experience in the banking industry and startups.
