Friday’s Biggest Winners and Losers in the S&P 500
Friday was a positive day for the broad U.S. markets. Although this week had its ups and downs, it ended on a positive note. Crude oil made another decent gain in the session.
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January 25, 2019: The S&P 500 closed up 0.8% at 2,663.55. The DJIA closed up 0.7% at 24,728.96. Separately, the Nasdaq closed up 1.3% at 7,164.86.
Friday was a positive day for the broad U.S. markets. Although this week had its ups and downs, it ended on a positive note. Crude oil made another decent gain in the session. The S&P 500 sectors were mostly positive. The most positive sectors were materials and technology up 2.0% and 1.5%, respectively. The worst performing sectors were utilities and consumer staples, down 1.4%, and 0.4%, respectively.
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Crude oil was last seen up 1.0% at $53.66.
Gold was last seen trading up 1.5% at $1,298.30.
The S&P 500 stock posting the largest daily percentage loss ahead of the close was ResMed Inc. (NYSE: RMD | RMD Price Prediction) which traded down about 19% at $94.56. The stock’s 52-week range is $87.67 to $118.50. Volume was roughly 5.7 million compared to the daily average volume of 927,000.
The S&P 500 stock posting the largest daily percentage gain in the S&P 500 ahead of the close was Western Digital Corp. (NASDAQ: WDC) which rose by about 7% to $43.04. The stock’s 52-week range is $33.83 to $106.96. Volume was 36.5 million compared to the daily average volume of 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.
