Treasuries Fall, Stocks Rise, Commodities Rise - US Markets Wrap
U.S. stocks rose by 1.1% today fueled by a 2.1% increase in small cap stocks and a 3.5% increase in energy stocks. The S&P 500 Index is currently up 0.5% year-to-date, and up 7.7% over the past 12 months. The Dow Jones Industrial Average is currently down 8.2% year-to-date, and down 2.0% over the past 12 months. Elsewhere, commodities climbed 1.6% with gold rising 1.0%, crude oil rising 4.0% and copper rising 0.7%. The yield on 10-year Treasuries is 0.85%, while the dollar strengthened by 0.1% against a basket of other currencies. Meanwhile, investment grade corporate bonds rose by 0.2%, and high yield bonds fell by 0.2%.
These are the some of the main moves in markets:
Stocks
The S&P 500 Index rose 1.1%.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 1.6%.
The Nasdaq Composite Index stayed level.
The Nasdaq 100 Index rose 0.2%.
Large cap stocks, as represented by the S&P 100 Index, rose 0.7%.
Mid cap stocks, as represented by the S&P MidCap 400 Index, rose 2.0%.
Small cap stocks, as represented by the S&P SmallCap 600 Index, rose 2.1%.
Bonds
The yield on 1-year Treasuries remained unchanged at 0.12% today.
The yield on 5-year Treasuries increased by 4 basis points to 0.38% today.
The yield on 10-year Treasuries increased by 6 basis points to 0.85% today.
The yield on 30-year Treasuries increased by 6 basis points to 1.62% today.
Credit
Investment grade corporate bonds tracked by the Markit iBoxx USD Liquid Investment Grade Index rose by 0.2%.
High yield bonds tracked by the Markit iBoxx USD Liquid High Yield Index fell by 0.2%.
Emerging market bonds tracked by the J.P. Morgan Emerging Markets Core Index fell by 0.2%.
Commodities
The S&P GSCI Total Return Index, the leading measure of general commodity price movements, rose by 1.6%
West Texas Intermediate crude oil rose by 4.0%.
Gold rose by 1.0%.
Copper rose by 0.7%.
Silver rose by 1.9%.
Currencies
The Deutsche Bank Long US Dollar Index, which measures the greenback against a basket of other currencies, strengthened by 0.1% to $25.4 today.
The Euro weakened by 0.1% to $1.16.
The British pound weakened by 0.3% to $1.29.
The Japanese yen strengthened by 0.1% to 104.77 per dollar.
Cryptocurrencies
Bitcoin rose by 0.3% to $13620 today.
Ethereum rose by 0.7% to $385.97.
Tether declined by 0.0% to $1.00161641180113.
XRP declined by 1.4% to $0.24.
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These are the some of the main moves in markets:
Stocks
The S&P 500 Index rose 1.1%.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 1.6%.
The Nasdaq Composite Index stayed level.
The Nasdaq 100 Index rose 0.2%.
Large cap stocks, as represented by the S&P 100 Index, rose 0.7%.
Mid cap stocks, as represented by the S&P MidCap 400 Index, rose 2.0%.
Small cap stocks, as represented by the S&P SmallCap 600 Index, rose 2.1%.
Bonds
The yield on 1-year Treasuries remained unchanged at 0.12% today.
The yield on 5-year Treasuries increased by 4 basis points to 0.38% today.
The yield on 10-year Treasuries increased by 6 basis points to 0.85% today.
The yield on 30-year Treasuries increased by 6 basis points to 1.62% today.
Credit
Investment grade corporate bonds tracked by the Markit iBoxx USD Liquid Investment Grade Index rose by 0.2%.
High yield bonds tracked by the Markit iBoxx USD Liquid High Yield Index fell by 0.2%.
Emerging market bonds tracked by the J.P. Morgan Emerging Markets Core Index fell by 0.2%.
Commodities
The S&P GSCI Total Return Index, the leading measure of general commodity price movements, rose by 1.6%
West Texas Intermediate crude oil rose by 4.0%.
Gold rose by 1.0%.
Copper rose by 0.7%.
Silver rose by 1.9%.
Currencies
The Deutsche Bank Long US Dollar Index, which measures the greenback against a basket of other currencies, strengthened by 0.1% to $25.4 today.
The Euro weakened by 0.1% to $1.16.
The British pound weakened by 0.3% to $1.29.
The Japanese yen strengthened by 0.1% to 104.77 per dollar.
Cryptocurrencies
Bitcoin rose by 0.3% to $13620 today.
Ethereum rose by 0.7% to $385.97.
Tether declined by 0.0% to $1.00161641180113.
XRP declined by 1.4% to $0.24.
This story was produced by the Kwhen Automated News Generator. For more articles like this, please visit us at finance.kwhen.com. Write to editors@kwhen.com. © 2020 Kwhen Inc.
