The stock indexes dropped on Monday as investors are concerned about the rise in Omicron cases and how this will impact inflation and the global economic recovery. Many countries are imposing new restrictions to try and control the spread of Omicron going into the holiday season. The S&P 500 fell 1.14% to 4568.02. The Dow Jones ticked down 1.23% to 34932.16 and the Nasdaq Composite dropped 1.24% to 14980.94.
Leading economic indicators increased in November from 0.9% to 1.1%, which is higher than economists had forecasted.
Markets
The SP 500 is down by 1.14% to close at 4568.02. The index is down 2.61% over five days, down 2.45% over one month, up 4.83% over three months and up 23.63% over one year.
The trailing P/E is 28.69 compared to 42.08 one year ago and estimated future P/E 22.06. Dividend yield is currently 1.32 compared with 1.63 one year ago.
Leading stocks were CCL up 3.39%, PFE up 2.59%, AAL up 2.06%, NCLH up 2.02% and DVA up 1.96%.
Trailing stocks were PFG down 6.59%, MRNA down 6.25%, NUE down 5.82%, DISH down 5.71% and down ENPH 5.49%.
The Dow Jones industrial Average went down by 1.23% to close at 34932.16. The DOW is down 2.02% over five days, down 1.93% over one month, up 2.83% over three months and up 15.61% over one year.
The trailing P/E is 22.01 compared with 29.27 year ago and an estimated future P/E of 18.24. The current dividend yield is 1.95% compared with 2.04 one year ago.
Leading stocks were MRK up 0.95%, HD up 0.37%, WMT up 0.32%, PG up 0.25% and CVX up 0.04%.
Trailing stocks were TRV down 2.95%, CAT down 2.93%, NKE down 2.71%, GS down 2.67%, and HON down 2.59%.
The NASDAQ composite is down 1.24% and closed at 14980.94. NASDAQ is down 2.80% over five days, down 5.51% over one month, up 1.81% over 3 months and up 17.57% over one year.
Leading stocks were SOPA up 240.18%, SEAC up 36.36%, AERC up 33.69%, HLTH up 28.88% and GRTX up 28.04%.
Trailing stocks were SMMT down 47.99%, ISIG down 35.06%, NTRB down 23.60%, MTCR down 25.53%, and OCC down 20.96%.
The MidCap SP400 is down by 1.73% to close at 2680.89. The SP400 is down 2.54% for the past 5 days, down 6.76% for the past month, up 1.72% for the past 3 months and up 17.47% over the past year.
Leading stocks were CIT up 10.11%, QDEL up 8.01% and NKTR up 7.17%.
Trailing stocks were SEDG down 10.53%, RUN down 7.39% and FSLR down 8.00%
The SmallCap SP600 is down by 1.51% to close at 1324.88. The SP600 is down 2.15% for the past 5 days, down 7.52% for the past month, up 1.49% for the past 3 months and up 19.94% over the past year.
Leading stocks were CORT up 10.29%, COKE up 8.42% and ENTA up 5.38%.
Trailing stocks were ZEUS down 12.14%, CLW down 11.52% and NBRWF down 8.98%.
The CBOE VIX is up 6.03% and closed at 22.87. The VIX is up 12.60% over five days, up 19.30% over one month, down 11.05% over three months and down 9.10% over one year.
On the New York stock exchange 661 stocks advanced and 2723 declined, while on Nasdaq 1271 advanced and 3404 declined.
There were 13 new 52 week highs and 241 new 52 week lows on NYSE with 29 new highs and 423 new lows on NASDAQ.
The 2 year Treasury note yield is 0.634% and 10 year is 1.428%. The 10-year yield is up 1.2% over five days, down 11.2% over one month, up 11.3% three months ago, and up 49.0% one year ago.
SP500 Sector Performance % Change:
Utilities +0.05
Consumer Staples +0.04
Communication Services -0.62
Health Care -0.64
Real Estate -0.72
Energy -1.17
Information Technology -1.23
Consumer Discretionary -1.65
Industrials -1.65
Materials -1.82
Financials -1.90
Utilities has been up 0.04% over five days, up 3.22% over one month, up 5.75% over three months and up 13.92% over one year
Financials is down 2.06% over five days, down 4.55% over one month, up 3.02% over three months and up 31.22% over one year.
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