Thursday’s Biggest Winners and Losers in the S&P 500
Thursday was a mixed day for the broad U.S. markets. Crude oil took another small step back in the session. The S&P 500 sectors were more or less split down the middle.
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August 9, 2018: The S&P 500 closed flat at 2,853.58. The DJIA closed down 0.3% at 25,508.96. Separately, the Nasdaq was flat at 7,891.78.
Thursday was a mixed day for the broad U.S. markets. Crude oil took another small step back in the session. The S&P 500 sectors were more or less split down the middle. The most positive sectors were materials and consumer discretionary up 0.6% and 0.4%, respectively. The worst performing sectors were energy and financials down 1.0% and 0.6%, respectively.
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Crude oil was last seen trading down 0.3% at $66.77.
Gold was last seen trading flat at $1,219.90.
The stock posting the largest daily percentage loss in the S&P 500 ahead of the close was Perrigo Co PLC (NYSE: PRGO) which fell about 11% to $70.00. The stock’s 52-week range is $69.23 to $95.93. Volume was about 6.5 million compared to the daily average volume of 6.2 million.
The S&P 500 stock posting the largest daily percentage gain ahead of the close was CenturyLink, Inc. (NYSE: CTL) which traded up 13% at $20.93. The stock’s 52-week range is $13.16 to $22.03. Volume was about 31 million compared to the daily average volume of 8.9 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.