Price movement of S&P 500 indexes
On January 13, 2017, the S&P Consumer Discretionary sector slightly outperformed the S&P Consumer Staples sector and the S&P 500 as a whole. The indexes had respective returns of 0.31%, -0.03%, and 0.18%.
S&P 500 stocks had a yearly return of 20.3%, much higher than the 16.2% and 5.5% returns of S&P Consumer Discretionary stocks and S&P Consumer Staples stocks, respectively.
Top losers on January 13, 2017
The top-losing stocks on January 13, 2017, were as follows:
Top gainers on January 13, 2017
The top-gaining stocks on January 13, 2017, were as follows:
- PACCAR (PCAR) rose 1.8%.
- Constellation Brands (STZ) rose 1.2%.
- Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company (GT) rose 0.49%.
- Sony Corporation (SNE) rose 0.49%.
- Sonoco Products (SON) rose 0.20%.
In the coming articles, we’ll take a look at the above stocks’ performances, price movements, and latest quarterly results.
The Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLP) tracks a market cap–weighted index of consumer staples stocks drawn from the S&P 500. XLP is the ETF of consumer goods.
Let’s start with WABCO Holdings.