Tuesday’s Biggest Winners and Losers in the S&P 500
Tuesday was a positive day for the broad U.S. markets. Although there seemed to be a lot of uncertainty leading up to this Election Day, it seems the markets are taking it in stride now that it’s here. Crude oil…
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November 6, 2018: The S&P 500 closed up 0.6% at 2,755.46. The DJIA closed up 0.7% at 25,638.47. Separately, the Nasdaq closed up 0.6% at 7,375.96.
Tuesday was a positive day for the broad U.S. markets. Although there seemed to be a lot of uncertainty leading up to this Election Day, it seems the markets are taking it in stride now that it’s here. Crude oil turned lower yet again. The S&P 500 sectors were entirely positive. The most positive sectors were materials, utilities, and industrials up 1.4%, 0.6%, and 0.9%, respectively. The “worst” performing sector was energy up only 0.1%.
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Crude oil was last seen trading down 1.6% at $62.10.
Gold was last seen trading down 0.4% at $1,227.20.
The S&P 500 stock posting the largest daily percentage loss in the S&P 500 ahead of the close Nektar Therapeutics (NASDAQ: NKTR) which fell by about 10% to $36.08. The stock’s 52-week range is $24.94 to $111.36. Volume was over 4 million compared to the daily average volume of 2.2 million.
The S&P 500 stock posting the largest daily percentage gain ahead of the close was Symantec Corp. (NASDAQ: SYMC) which traded up about 12% at $22.54. The stock’s 52-week range is $17.49 to $29.73. Volume was nearly 30 million compared to the daily average volume of 8.4 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.