April 4, 2019: The S&P 500 closed flat at 2,879.41. The DJIA closed up 0.6% at 26,384.50. Separately, the Nasdaq closed flat at 7,891.78.
Thursday was a mixed day for the broad U.S. markets. In this case, it was the DJIA that was the only major index to make a meaningful gain on the day. Crude oil continued to back off after massive gains on Monday and Tuesday. The S&P 500 sectors were more or less split down the middle. The most positive sectors were materials and consumer discretionary up 0.9%, and 0.8%, respectively. The worst performing sectors were technology and real estate each down 0.4%.
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Crude oil was last seen down 0.5% at $62.13.
Gold was last seen trading flat at $1,297.60.
The S&P 500 stock posting the largest daily percentage loss ahead of the close was Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (NASDAQ: TTWO | TTWO Price Prediction) which traded down about 4% at $93.98. The stock’s 52-week range is $84.41 to $139.91. Volume was about 3.1 million compared to the daily average volume of 3.0 million.
The S&P 500 stock posting the largest daily percentage gain ahead of the close was Constellation Brands, Inc. (NYSE: STZ) which rose by about 7% to $191.80. The stock’s 52-week range is $150.37 to $236.62. Volume was 7.5 million compared to the daily average volume of 2.6 million.
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