Tuesday's Biggest Winners and Losers in the S&P 500

Investing

Published: September 26, 2017 4:08 pm

Last Updated: March 13, 2020 9:37 pm

September 26, 2017: The S&P 500 closed flat at 2,497.08. The DJIA closed relatively flat at 22,288.42. Separately, the Nasdaq was up 0.15% at 6,380.16.

Tuesday was a relatively flat day for the broad markets, and although this isn’t necessarily good or bad, the markets are solidifying their position near these all-time highs. Crude oil gave a little back after an explosive start to the week. The best performing sector in the S&P 500 was technology, which was up about 0.3%. The worst performing sector was materials which was down 0.4%.

Crude oil was down about 0.5% at $51.94.

Gold was down over 1% at $1,297.90.

The S&P 500 stock posting the largest daily percentage loss ahead of the close Tuesday was Darden Restaurants, Inc. (NYSE: DRI) which traded down over 6% at $77.80. The stock’s 52-week range is $60.16 to $95.22. Volume was nearly 6 million versus the daily average of 1.8 million shares.

The stock posting the largest daily percentage gain in the S&P 500 ahead of the close Tuesday was Red Hat, Inc. (NYSE: RHT) which rose about 4% to $110.01. The stock’s 52-week range is $68.54 to $113.73. Volume was about 6 million compared to its average volume of 1.4 million.

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