The S&P 500 (
SPX) gained 14 points, or 1%, in today's session to close at 1353.22. The index is nearing its 52-week high of 1370.58, which was set on May 2nd.
The Sector breakdown for Thursday's session is as follows:
The S&P 500 was led by the Basic Materials Sector in Thursday's session, gaining 1.8% on the day. The Sector has gained 7.5% over the past 30 days. The strongest performing stocks in the S&P Basic Materials Sector in today's action were:
1) CONSOL Energy (NYSE:
CNX): Shares of CONSOL Energy finished up 4% from Wednesday's close to $50.90.
2) Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold: Shares of Freeport finished up 3.7% from Wednesday's close to 55.49.
3) Alpha Natural Resources (NYSE:
ANR): Shares of Alpha Natural finished up 3.4% from Wednesday's close to $46.57.
4) Allegheny Technologies (NYSE:
ATI): Shares of Allegheny finished up 3% from Wednesday's close to $62.23.
5) Avery Dennison (NYSE:
AVY): Shares of Avery Dennison finished up 3% from Wednesday's close to $39.59.
The S&P 500 Financials Sector gained 1.6% in Thursday's trading session. The Sector has gained 6.1% over the past 30 days. The strongest performing stocks in the S&P Financials Sector in today's action were:
1) Janus Capital (NYSE:
JNS): Shares of Janus Capital finished up 5.9% from Wednesday's close to $10.12.
2) Prologis (NYSE:
PLD): Shares of Prologis finished up 3.5% from Wednesday's close to $37.26.
3) Legg Mason (NYSE:
LM): Shares of Legg Mason finished up 3.3% from Wednesday's close to $34.22.
4) Huntington Bancshares (NASDAQ:
HBAN): Shares of Huntington Bancshares finished up 3% from Wednesday's close to $6.74.
5) NYSE Euronext (NYSE:
NYX): Shares of NYSE Euronext finished up 3% from Wednesday's close to $35.40.
The S&P 500 Technology Sector gained 1.4% in Thursday's trading session. The Sector has gained 5.7% over the past 30 days. The strongest performing stocks in the S&P Technology Sector in today's action were:
1) KLA Tencor (NASDAQ:
KLAC): Shares of KLA finished up 7% from Wednesday's close to $42.53.
2) Juniper Networks (NYSE:
JNPR): Shares of Juniper Networks finished up 4.1% from Wednesday's close to $32.80.
3) Micron Technology (NYSE:
MU): Shares of Micron Technology finished up 3.4% from Wednesday's close to $7.82.
4) Applied Materials (NASDAQ:
AMAT): Shares of Applied Materials finished up 3% from Wednesday's close to $13.44.
5) Western Digital (NYSE:
WDC): Shares of Western Digital finished up 3% from Wednesday's close to $38.51.
The S&P Consumer Services Sector gained 1.4% in Thursday's trading session. The Sector has gained 6.8% over the past 30 days. The strongest performing stocks in the S&P Consumer Services Sector in today's action were:
1) Kohl's (NYSE:
KSS): Shares of Kohl's finished up 7.1% from Wednesday's close to $55.78.
2) Target (NYSE:
TGT): Shares of Target finished up 6.7% from Wednesday's close to $51.67.
3) Urban Outfitters (NASDAQ:
URBN): Shares of Urban Outfitters finished up 6% from Wednesday's close to $32.58.
Weakness in the Sector: The following Consumer Services Stocks showed signs of weakness in today's session despite positive overall Sector performance:
1) JC Penney (NYSE:
JCP): Shares of JC Penny finished down 1.4% from Wednesday's close to $33.73.
2) YUM! Brands (NYSE:
YUM): Shares of YUM finished down 1% from Wednesday's close to $55.59.
3) Costco Wholesale (NASDAQ:
COST): Shares of Costco Wholesale finished down 0.7% from Wednesday's close to $82.06.
The S&P 500 Oil & Gas Sector gained 1.4% in Thursday's trading session. The Sector has gained 5% over the past 30 days. The strongest performing stocks in the S&P Oil & Gas Sector in today's action were:
1) Valero Energy (NYSE:
VLO): Shares of Valero finished up 4% from Wednesday's close to $26.32.
2) Halliburton (NYSE:
HAL): Shares of Halliburton finished up 3.1% from Wednesday's close to $54.30.
3) Denbury Resources (NYSE:
DNR): Shares of Denbury Resources finished up 2.7% from Wednesday's close to $20.41.
4) Apache (NYSE:
APA): Shares of Apache finished up 2.2% from Wednesday's close to $126.38.
Weakness in the Sector: The following Oil & Gas stocks showed signs of weakness in today's session, despite positive overall Sector performance:
1) Noble (NYSE:
NE): Shares of Noble finished down 1.7% from Wednesday's close to $37.69.
2) Rowan Companies (NYSE:
RDC): Shares of Rowan finished down 0.2% from Wednesday's close to $38.82.
The S&P 500 Industrials Sector gained 1.1% in Thursday's session. The Sector has gained 7.1% over the past 30 days. The strongest performing stocks in the S&P Industrials Sector in today's action were:
1) Textron (NYSE:
TXT): Shares of Textron finished up 3.7% from Wednesday's close to $23.46.
2) PACCAR (NASDAQ:
PCAR): Shares of PACCAR finished up 3.4% from Wednesday's close to $53.39.
3) Fluor (NYSE:
FLR): Shares of Fluor finished up 2.9% from Wednesday's close to $66.78.
Weakness in the Sector: the following Industrials stocks showed signs of weakness in today's session, despite positive overall sector performance:
1) Precision Castparts (NYSE:
PCP): Shares of Precision Castparts finished down 3.4% from Wednesday's close to $164.18.
2) Northrop Grumman (NYSE:
NOC): Shares of Northrop Grumman finished down 2.4% from Wednesday's close to $68.50.
3) Masco (NYSE:
MAS): Shares of Masco finished down 0.3% from Wednesday's close to $12.04.
The S&P 500 Consumer Goods Sector gained 0.6% in Thursday's session. The Sector has gained 4.5% over the past 30 days. The strongest performing stocks in the S&P Consumer Goods Sector in today's action were:
1) Avon Products (NYSE:
AVP): Shares of Avon Products finished up 4.8% from Wednesday's close to $28.74.
2) Pultegroup (NYSE:
PHM): Shares of Pultegroup finished up 3.4% from Wednesday's close to $7.84.
3) Lennar (NYSE:
LEN): Shares of Lennar finished up 3.3% from Wednesday's close to $18.90.
Weakness in the Sector: The following Consumer Goods stocks showed signs of weakness in today's session, despite positive overall Sector performance:
1) Dr. Pepper Snapple Group (NYSE:
DPS): Shares of Dr. Pepper Snapple Group finished down 2.7% from Wednesday's close to $41.65.
2) The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. (NYSE:
GT): Shares of Goodyear Tire finished down 2.4% from Wednesday's close to $17.43.
3) Hormel Foods (NYSE:
HRL): Shares of Hormel Foods finished down 1.5% from Wednesday's close to $29.85.
The S&P 500 Utilities Sector gained 0.4% in Thursday's trading session. The Sector has gained 3.2% over the past 30 days. The strongest performing stocks in the S&P Utilities Sector in today's action were:
1) Constellation Energy (NYSE:
CEG): Shares of Constellation Energy finished up 2% from Wednesday's close to $38.93.
2) Exelon (NYSE:
EXC): Shares of Exelon finished up 1.9% from Wednesday's close to $43.74.
3) AES (NYSE:
AES): Shares of AES finished up 1.2% from Wednesday's close to $13.13.
Weakness in the Sector: The following Utilities stocks showed signs of weakness in today's session, despite positive overall Sector performance:
1) Southern (NYSE:
SO): Shares of Southern finished down 0.4% from Wednesday's close to $40.48
2) Northeast Utilities (NYSE:
MON): Shares of Northeast Utilities finished down 0.4% from Wednesday's close to $35.36.
The S&P 500Telecomm Sector barely squeaked out a gain of 0.01% in Thursday's trading session. The Sector has gained 3.8% over the past 30 days. The strongest performing stocks in the S&P Telecomm Sector in today's action were:
1) Sprint Nextel (NYSE:
S): Shares of Sprint Nextel finished up 2.5% from Wednesday's close to $5.65.
2) Leucadia National (NYSE:
LUK): Shares of Leucadia finished up 0.9% from Wednesday's close to $35.85.
Weakness in the Sector: The following Telecomm stocks showed signs of weakness in today's session.
1) Metropcs Communications (NYSE:
PCS): Shares of Metropcs finished down 0.5% from Wednesday's close to $17.35.
2) Centurylink (NYSE:
CTL): Shares of Centurylink finished down 0.5% from Wednesday's close to $40.71.
The S&P 500 Health Care Sector was the worst performing area of the market in Thursday's session, losing 0.1% on the day. The Sector has gained 2.8% over the past 30 days. The worst performing stocks in the S&P Health Care Sector in today's action were:
1) Intuitive Surgical (NASDAQ:
ISRG): Shares of Intuitive Surgical finished down 3.3% from Wednesday's close to $368.25.
2) Pfizer (NYSE:
PFE): Shares of Pfizer finished down 2.7% from Wednesday's close to $20.23.
3) Humana (NYSE:
HUM): Shares of Humana finished down 2.2% from Wednesday's close to $81.74.
Weakness in the Sector: The following Health Care stocks showed signs of strength in today's session, despite overall Sector weakness:
1) Forest Laboratories (NYSE:
FRX): Shares of Forest Laboratories finished up 2.3% from Wednesday's close to $39.92.
2) Celgene (NASDAQ:
CELG): Shares of Celgene finished up 1.9% from Wednesday's close to $61.68.
3) Zimmer Holdings (NYSE:
ZMH): Shares of Zimmer Holdings finished up 1.8% from Wednesday's close to $65.73.
AESThe AES Corp
$13.45-0.22%
AMATApplied Materials Inc
$250.710.98%
APAAPA Corp
$24.640.05%
ATIATI Inc
$107.89-0.71%
AVYAvery Dennison Corp
$183.86-%
CEGConstellation Energy Corp
$348.062.08%
CNXCNX Resources Corp
$38.35-%
COSTCostco Wholesale Corp
$862.02-0.07%
EXCExelon Corp
$43.87-0.79%
FLRFluor Corp
$40.81-0.12%
GTGoodyear Tire & Rubber Co
$8.87-%
HALHalliburton Co
$27.840.36%
HBANHuntington Bancshares Inc
$17.75-0.01%
HRLHormel Foods Corp
$24.000.04%
HUMHumana Inc
$261.500.47%
ISRGIntuitive Surgical Inc
$557.410.10%
KLACKLA Corp
$1188.001.36%
KSSKohl's Corp
$22.40-0.18%
LENLennar Corp
$110.78-1.29%
MASMasco Corp
$65.11-%
MUMicron Technology Inc
$243.748.08%
NENoble Corp PLC
$28.52-%
NOCNorthrop Grumman Corp
$566.000.32%
PCARPACCAR Inc
$111.63-%
PCSPGIM Corporate Bond 0-5 Year ETF
$50.45-0.01%
PFEPfizer Inc
$25.070.12%
PHMPulteGroup Inc
$122.80-1.28%
PLDPrologis Inc
$127.68-0.31%
SSentinelOne Inc
$14.500.12%
SOSouthern Co
$87.240.24%
TGTTarget Corp
$98.51-0.09%
TXTTextron Inc
$87.44-%
URBNUrban Outfitters Inc
$80.80-0.14%
VLOValero Energy Corp
$163.140.14%
WDCWestern Digital Corp
$170.802.73%
YUMYum Brands Inc
$153.14-%
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