January 4, 2019: The S&P 500 closed up 3.4% at 2,531.84. The DJIA closed up 3.3% at 23,431.81. Separately, the Nasdaq closed up 4.3% at 6,738.86.
Friday was an incredibly positive day for the broad U.S. markets. All of the major exchanges bounced back after each posted a loss of over 2% on Thursday. Crude oil made another big gain in the session. The S&P 500 sectors were entirely positive. The most positive sectors were technology and materials up 4.3% and 4.1%, respectively. The “worst” performing sector was real estate up only 1.0%.
Crude oil was last seen up 2.3% at $48.15.
Gold was last seen trading down 0.6% at $1,287.00.
The S&P 500 stock posting the largest daily percentage loss ahead of the close was Advance Auto Parts, Inc. (NYSE: AAP) which traded down over 2% at $158.71. The stock’s 52-week range is $102.15 to $186.15. Volume was roughly 1.3 million compared to the daily average volume of 1.2 million.
The S&P 500 stock posting the largest daily percentage gain in the S&P 500 ahead of the close was Mattel, Inc. (NASDAQ: MAT) which rose by about 12% to $10.42. The stock’s 52-week range is $9.09 to $18.88. Volume was 11 million compared to the daily average volume of 4.9 million.
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