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

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May 22, 2018: The S&P 500 closed down 0.3% at 2,724.61. The DJIA closed down 0.7% at 24,835.99. Separately, the Nasdaq was down 0.2% at 7,378.46.

Tuesday started out as a positive day for the broad U.S. markets, but everything turned south as the day went on. The Dow was the first to turn negative, led lower by Boeing; the S&P 500 and Nasdaq would follow but much later in the day. Crude oil pulled back only slightly in the session. The S&P 500 sectors were mostly negative. The most positive sectors were utilities and financials up 0.6% and 0.4%, respectively. The worst performing sectors were energy and industrials down 1.4% and 1.3%, respectively.

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Crude oil was down 0.2% at $72.09.

Gold was flat at $1,291.40.

The S&P 500 stock posting the largest daily percentage loss ahead of the close Tuesday was AutoZone, Inc. (NYSE: AZO) which traded down about 9.5% at $601.65. The stock’s 52-week range is $491.13 to $797.89. Volume was nearly 2 million compared to the daily average volume of nearly half a million.

The stock posting the largest daily percentage gain in the S&P 500 ahead of the close Tuesday was Micron Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ: MU) which rose about 6% to $59.60. The stock’s 52-week range is $26.85 to $63.42. Volume was 109 million compared to the daily average volume of 55 million.

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Chris Lange is a writer for 24/7 Wall St., based in Houston. He has covered financial markets over the past decade with an emphasis on healthcare, tech, and IPOs. During this time, he has published thousands of articles with insightful analysis across these complex fields. Currently, Lange's focus is on military and geopolitical topics.

Lange's work has been quoted or mentioned in Forbes, The New York Times, Business Insider, USA Today, MSN, Yahoo, The Verge, Vice, The Intelligencer, Quartz, Nasdaq, The Motley Fool, Fox Business, International Business Times, The Street, Seeking Alpha, Barron’s, Benzinga, and many other major publications.

A graduate of Southwestern University in Georgetown, Texas, Lange majored in business with a particular focus on investments. He has previous experience in the banking industry and startups.

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