Overview
The major U.S. stock indexes closed with gains on Tuesday. The S&P 500 gained 0.84% to close at 4521.54. The Dow Jones Industrial Average went up 1.06% to close at 35462.78 and the Nasdaq Composite climbed 1.28% to close at 14194.45.
Economic Reports
NFIB small-business index for January was at 97.1, down from 98.9 the previous month.
International trade deficit for December was -80.7 billion.
The real household debt (year-over-year) for the fourth quarter came in at 1.4%, slightly lower than the third quarter rate of 1.8%.
Markets
The SP 500 is up by 0.84% to close at 4521.54. The index is down 0.55% over five days, down 4.06% over one month, down 3.49% over three months and up 15.60% over one year.
The trailing P/E is 25.37 compared to 43.92 one year ago and estimated future P/E 20.05. Dividend yield is currently 1.38 compared with 1.50 one year ago.
Leading stocks were AMGN up 7.82%, ZBH up 7.36%, ABMD up 6.62%, DD up 6.30% and NLOK up 6.25%.
Trailing stocks were FISV down 6.00%, SPG down 4.63%, WTW down 4.56%, INCY down 4.47% and FANG down 4.46%.
The Dow Jones industrial Average went up 1.06% to close at 35462.78. The DOW is up 0.16% over five days, down 2.18% over one month, down 2.36% over three months and up 13.03% over one year.
The trailing P/E is 19.75 compared with 31.17 year ago and an estimated future P/E of 18.68. The current dividend yield is 1.98% compared with 1.94 one year ago.
Leading stocks were AMGEN up 7.82%, AXP up 3.21%, UNH up 2.00%, DOW up 1.94% and JPM up 1.87%.
Trailing stocks were CVX down 1.53%, NKE down 1.07%, MRK down 0.85%, VZ down 0.32%, and PG down 0.22%.
The NASDAQ composite is up 1.28% and closed at 14194.45. NASDAQ is down 1.06% over five days, down 6.33% over one month, down 10.65% over 3 months and up 1.33% over one year.
Leading stocks were SOPA up 42.63%, DCFC up 39.47%, UCL up 38.57%, BRAG up 26.16% and PTON up 25.28%.
Trailing stocks were PLSE down 34.44%, KPTI down 20.02%, GOCO down 14.85%, CYRN down 14.37%, and NVAX down 11.97%.
The MidCap SP400 went up by 1.89% to close at 2672.41. The SP400 is up 0.37% for the past 5 days, down 4.80% for the past month, down 7.95% for the past 3 months and up 5.92% over the past year.
Leading stocks were TDC up 26.37%, HAE up 16.14% and HOG up 16.22%.
Trailing stocks were MUR down 6.07%, RGEN down 4.79% and CNX down 4.40%
The SmallCap SP600 is up by 1.78% to close at 1307.70. The SP600 is down 0.10% for the past 5 days, down 5.80% for the past month, down 10.57% for the past 3 months and up 0.95% over the past year.
Leading stocks were CNXN up 15.49%, NBRWF up 14.67% and CEIX up 13.00%.
Trailing stocks were SLQT down 47.78%, EPC down 13.19% and OIS down 7.47%.
The CBOE VIX is down by 6.12% and closed at 21.46. The VIX is down 2.32% over five days, up 16.51% over one month, up 20.70% over three months and down 0.79% over one year.
On the New York stock exchange 2022 stocks advanced and 1310 declined, while on Nasdaq 2958 advanced and 1725 declined.
There were 58 new 52 week highs and 242 new 52 week lows on NYSE with 71 new highs and 249 new lows on NASDAQ.
The 2 year Treasury note yield is 1.346% and 10 year is 1.962%. The 10-year yield is up 17.0% over five days, up 22.0% over one month, up 52.1% three months ago, and up 80.1% one year ago.
SP500 Sector Performance % Change:
Materials +1.57
Consumer Discretionary +1.50
Financials +1.38
Information Technology +1.28
Industrials +1.00
Health Care +0.79
Consumer Staples +0.33
Utilities +0.11
Communication Services -0.10
Real Estate -0.80
Energy -2.12
Materials has been down 2.14% over five days, down 6.03% over one month, down 5.83% over three months and up 14.12% over one year.
Energy has been up 0.05% over five days, up 8.04% over one month, up 16.38% over three months and up 58.16% over one year.