Thursday’s Biggest Winners and Losers in the S&P 500
Thursday was a positive day for the broad U.S. markets. Each of the major exchanges started out the day on a negative note, but as the session went on markets moved higher. Crude oil posted another loss on the day…
December 27, 2018: The S&P 500 closed up 0.8% at 2,488.19. The DJIA closed up 1.1% at 23,134.64. Separately, the Nasdaq closed up 0.4% at 6,579.49.
Thursday was a positive day for the broad U.S. markets. Each of the major exchanges started out the day on a negative note, but as the session went on markets moved higher. Crude oil posted another loss on the day holding near $45. The S&P 500 sectors were entirely positive. The most positive sectors were materials and industrials up 1.8% and 1.2%, respectively. The “worst” performing sector was real estate up only 0.3%.
[nativounit]
Crude oil was last seen down 1.4% at $45.56.
Gold was last seen trading up 0.3% at $1,276.60.
The S&P 500 stock posting the largest daily percentage loss ahead of the close was Discovery, Inc. (NASDAQ: DISCA) which traded down about 3% at $24.78. The stock’s 52-week range is $20.60 to $34.89. Volume was roughly 3.5 million compared to the daily average volume of 4.5 million.
The S&P 500 stock posting the largest daily percentage gain in the S&P 500 ahead of the close was The Cooper Companies, Inc. (NYSE: COO) which rose by 3% to $252.06. The stock’s 52-week range is $216.47 to $283.18. Volume was nearly 1 million compared to the daily average volume of 347,000.
[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.
