Every week in review
A 10-second read of what moved the market each week: index and sector performance, the economic releases behind it, mega-cap earnings, and what is scheduled next. Published every Sunday.
Nine of eleven sectors gained ground, but the week belonged to one: Energy surged 7.7%, pulling well clear of everything else and doing most of the heavy lifting for an otherwise modest S&P 500 advance of 0.41%. Small-caps and tech both outpaced the broader index, while the Dow slipped 0.51% and Consumer Discretionary was the only other sector in the red. The VIX ended Thursday at 14.63, fractionally calmer than the week prior.
Read the recap ›Technology carried the week, gaining 7.25% and pulling the Nasdaq 100 up 5.09% — roughly double the pace of the Dow. Eight of eleven sectors closed higher, so the advance had real breadth, but the gap between Technology at the top and Energy at -3.44% shows leadership was far from uniform. The VIX settled at 15.15, its lowest print of the period, as volatility continued to drain out of the tape.
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A shorter read published after each close: what moved the session, the catalysts behind it, and what is scheduled next, with ET times.
The S&P 500 gained 0.22% to 769.09 and the Russell 2000 led at +0.49% to 301.72, while the Nasdaq (NDAQ) 100 slipped 0.24% to 716.03 as Technology dropped 1.05%. The dominant driver was the Treasury's doubling of its lon…
Read the day ›The S&P 500 fell 0.68% to 767.37, the Nasdaq (NDAQ) 100 dropped 1.67% to 717.76, and the Russell 2000 shed 1.25% to 300.24, marking a third consecutive down session. The headline drivers were the 30-year Treasury yield t…
Read the day ›All four major indices declined on no scheduled macro catalyst, with 9 of 11 sectors closing red and breadth deeply negative at 2/11. The tape lacked a clean macro driver: selling was broad but concentrated in Consumer S…
Read the day ›Large-caps slipped modestly: S&P 500 -0.2% to 776.3, Nasdaq 100 -0.15% to 731.04, Dow -0.2% to 536.81. The macro catalyst was clear: July retail sales fell 0.6% (8:30 AM print) and August consumer sentiment declined, tog…
Read the day ›S&P 500 +0.69% to 777.84, Nasdaq 100 +1.17% to 732.11, with chip and AI names driving outperformance. The catalyst was flat July PPI at 8:30 AM, a second consecutive cool inflation print, which the headlines explicitly l…
Read the day ›S&P 500 closed above 7,800 for the first time (+0.26%), Nasdaq 100 led at +0.74%, while the Dow was flat (-0.03%) and Russell 2000 added 0.58%. The primary driver was July PPI coming in flat versus a +0.2% forecast, a se…
Read the day ›Large-caps slipped modestly: S&P 500 -0.32% to 770.52, Nasdaq 100 -0.35% to 718.30, Dow -0.34% to 537.28. The headline drivers were a tech-sector selloff and Strait of Hormuz uncertainty after Iran said the strait will n…
Read the day ›Indices were essentially flat to marginally lower: S&P 500 -0.02%, Nasdaq 100 -0.29%, Dow -0.09%, Russell 2000 -0.51%. The session lacked a clean macro catalyst but had two distinct cross-currents. Crude jumped 3% above …
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