The major U.S. stock indexes climbed on Tuesday after a consumer spending report showed an increase in spending as the holiday season approaches. The S&P 500 gained 0.39% to close at 4700.90, Dow Jones Industrial Average went up 0.15% to close at 36142.22, and the Nasdaq Composite climbed 0.76% to close at 15973.86.
Retail sales went up in October to 1.7%, higher than economists had predicted at 1.5%. The previous month was lower at 0.8%. Retail Sales ex-autos also rose to 1.7%, up from 0.8% previously and again more than the forecasted rate of 1.0%.
Import price index was reported at 1.2%, an increase from 0.4% previously. The import price index excluding fuels for October was 0.4% compared with 0.1% previously.
Industrial production saw growth in October from -1.3% to 1.6%.
Capacity utilization increased in October to 76.4%, more than economists had estimated at 75.8%.
NAHB home builders’ index experienced a six-month high as it climbed from 80 in October to 83 in November.
Business inventories saw a slight decline in September to 0.7%, down from the prior rate of 0.8%.
Markets
The SP 500 is up by 0.39% to close at 4700.90. The index is up 0.33% over five days, up 4.01% over one month, up 5.68% over three months and up 30.24% over one year.
The trailing P/E is 28.70 compared to 40.37 one year ago and estimated future P/E 22.41. Dividend yield is currently 1.28 compared with 1.70 one year ago.
Leading stocks were QCOM up 7.89%, IQV up 6.25%, HD up 5.73%, ETSY up 3.81% and WST up 4.68%.
Trailing stocks were NCLH down 7.33%, ATVI down 6.09%, DVA down 4.61%, HWM down 4.05% and BIIB down 3.78%.
The Dow Jones industrial Average is up by 0.15% to close at 36142.22. The DOW is down 0.49% over five days, up 1.93% over one month, up 2.26% over three months and up 21.35% over one year. 2222
The trailing P/E is 22.48 compared with 29.53 year ago and an estimated future P/E of 18.67. The current dividend yield is 1.89% compared with 1.99 one year ago.
Leading stocks were HD up 5.73%, NKE up 1.76%, V up 1.36%, MSFT up 1.02% and AAPL up 0.67%.
Trailing stocks were BA down 3.13%, WMT down 2.55%, DOW down 1.77%, WBA down 1.32%, and AXP down 1.21%.
The NASDAQ composite is up 0.76% and closed at 15973.86. NASDAQ is up 0.55% over five days, up 5.58% over one month, up 8.99% over 3 months and up 34.24% over one year.
Leading stocks were BIMI up 53.14%, RETO up 48.37%, PROG up 39.48%, KZR up 37.81% and PLBY up 31.58%.
Trailing stocks were TALK down 36.28%, REKR down 35.94%, OPTN down 33.47%, MKD down 31.37%, and CIDM down 30.04%.
The MidCap SP400 is up by 0.10% to close at 2910.70. The SP400 is down 0.26% for the past 5 days, up 5.35% for the past month, up 8.10% for the past 3 months and up 34.78% over the past year.
Leading stocks were EBS up 7.76%, AXON up 6.20% and BRKS up 5.03%.
Trailing stocks were CMP down 20.79%, FSLR down 6.96% and NWE down 5.23%
The SmallCap SP600 is up by 0.26% to close at 1459.63. The SP600 is down 0.18% for the past 5 days, up 6.63% for the past month, up 10.29% for the past 3 months and up 41.91% over the past year.
Leading stocks were ARLO up 8.04%, EXTR up 7.87% and BLFS up 5.99%.
Trailing stocks were GFF down 9.72%, TRHC down 8.23% and CENX down 6.58%.
The CBOE VIX is down 0.73% and closed at 16.37. The VIX is down 7.93% over five days, up 4.27% over one month, up 8.60% over three months and down 27.92% over one year.
On the New York stock exchange 1500 stocks advanced and 1810 declined, while on Nasdaq 2149 advanced and 2458 declined.
There were 172 new 52 week highs and 56 new 52 week lows on NYSE with 236 new highs and 204 new lows on NASDAQ.
The 2 year Treasury note yield is 0.524% and 10 year is 1.640%. The 10 year yield is up 8.6% over five days, down 2.0% over one month, up 37.8% three months ago, and up 76.7% one year ago.
SP500 Sector Performance % change
Consumer Discretionary +1.38
Information Technology +1.07
Health Care +0.38
Energy +0.09
Industrials -0.01
Financials -0.17
Materials -0.32
Communication Services -0.51
Utilities -0.56
Consumer Staples -0.60
Real Estate -0.65
Consumer Discretionary is up 0.85% over five days, up 7.72% over one month, up 16.18% over three months and up 30.30% over one year.
Real Estate has been down 0.55% over five days, up 3.50% over one month, up at 2.66% over three months and up 28.66% over one year.