Wednesday’s Biggest Winners and Losers in the S&P 500
Wednesday started out as a positive day for the broad U.S. markets, but ultimately ended down. Crude oil was pushed much higher in the session, for its second day in a row. The S&P 500 sectors mostly negative. The most…
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June 27, 2018: The S&P 500 closed down 0.9% at 2,699.74. The DJIA closed down 0.7% at 24,120.78. Separately, the Nasdaq was down 1.5% at 7,445.08.
Wednesday started out as a positive day for the broad U.S. markets but ultimately ended down. Crude oil was pushed much higher in the session, for its second day in a row. The S&P 500 sectors mostly negative. The most positive sectors were energy and utilities, up 1.3% and 0.5%, respectively. The worst performing sectors were technology and consumer discretionary, down 1.3% and 1.2%, respectively.
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Crude oil was last seen trading up 2.6% at $72.35.
Gold was last seen trading down 0.4% at $1,254.40.
The stock posting the largest daily percentage loss in the S&P 500 ahead of the close was SCANA Corp. (NYSE: SCG) which fell about 4% to $36.79. The stock’s 52-week range is $33.61 to $69.24. Volume was about 5.7 million compared to the daily average volume of 1.5 million.
The S&P 500 stock posting the largest daily percentage gain ahead of the close was Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc. (NYSE: DO) which traded up about 11% at $21.23. The stock’s 52-week range is $10.09 to $21.48. Volume was 4.1 million compared to the daily average volume of 1.7 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.