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

Photo of Chris Lange
By Chris Lange Updated Published
This post may contain links from our sponsors and affiliates, and Flywheel Publishing may receive compensation for actions taken through them.
Tuesday’s Biggest Winners and Losers in the S&P 500

© xijian / Getty Images

October 16, 2018: The S&P 500 closed up 2.1% at 2,809.80. The DJIA closed up 2.2% at 25,793.95. Separately, the Nasdaq closed up 2.9% at 7,645.49.

Tuesday was a positive day for the broad U.S. markets. All of the major averages posted over a 2% gain on the day recovering from the 4% drop that they saw last week. Crude oil was relatively flat in the session. The S&P 500 sectors were entirely positive. The most positive sectors were technology, health care, and real estate up 3.0%, 2.8%, and 1.9%, respectively. The “worst” performing sector was energy up only 0.9%.

[nativounit]

Crude oil was last seen trading flat at $71.86.

Gold was last seen trading flat at $1,229.20.

The S&P 500 stock posting the largest daily percentage loss in the S&P 500 ahead of the close was W.W. Grainger, Inc. (NYSE: GWW) which fell by about 12% to $280.00. The stock’s 52-week range is $186.43 to $372.06. Volume was just over 4 million compared to the daily average volume of about half a million.

The S&P 500 stock posting the largest daily percentage gain ahead of the close was Adobe Inc. (NASDAQ: ADBE) which traded up nearly 10% at $260.78. The stock’s 52-week range is $148.15 to $277.61. Volume was nearly 8 million compared to the daily average volume of about 3 million.

[wallst_email_signup]

Photo of Chris Lange
About the Author Chris Lange →

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.

Featured Reads

Our top personal finance-related articles today. Your wallet will thank you later.

Continue Reading

Top Gaining Stocks

CBOE Vol: 1,568,143
PSKY Vol: 12,285,993
STX Vol: 7,378,346
ORCL Vol: 26,317,675
DDOG Vol: 6,247,779

Top Losing Stocks

LKQ
LKQ Vol: 4,367,433
CLX Vol: 13,260,523
SYK Vol: 4,519,455
MHK Vol: 1,859,865
AMGN Vol: 3,818,618