Market Commentaries

OVERVIEW   U.S. stocks were mixed last week, with the S&P 500 rising 0.71%, the Dow gaining 0.87%, and the Nasdaq losing 0.09%. Small-cap stocks lagged the broader market, falling 0.47%. Growth stocks also underperformed, gaining just 0.04%. Value stocks,...

OVERVIEW   The U.S. stock market had a good week, with the S&P 500 rising 0.94%, the Dow gaining 0.78%, and the Nasdaq surging ahead by 1.11%. Growth stocks gained about 0.96% for the week, which beat out value’s 0.88% gain by a small margin. Internationally,...

OVERVIEW   U.S. stocks traded lower last week, as the S&P 500 fell 0.37%, the Dow declined 0.36%, and the Nasdaq dropped 1.11%. The declines were mostly centered around larger capitalization stocks, which fell 0.99%, while small caps rose 1.72%. Value held up...

OVERVIEW   The U.S. stock market surged higher last week as the S&P 500 rose 1.96%, the Dow gained 1.08%, and the Nasdaq increased 2.84%. Growth stocks led the way, rising 3.33%. Value stocks gained a more moderate 0.95%. Small-cap stocks, which rose 2.15%...

OVERVIEW   U.S. stocks ended the week lower, with the S&P 500 dropping 0.97%, the Dow falling 0.52%, and the Nasdaq bringing up the rear with a 1.87% decline. The worst of the sell-off was centered around small-cap stocks, down 4.6%, and value stocks, which...

OVERVIEW   The U.S. stock market registered modest gains after a volatile week on Wall Street. The S&P 500 rose 0.4%, the Dow gained 0.24%, and the Nasdaq rose 0.43%. Growth stocks were back in favor, gaining 0.83%, while value stocks fell 0.3%. Large-cap...

OVERVIEW   The U.S. stock market closed out the first half of the year on a strong note. The S&P 500 rose 1.67% last week and notched its seventh consecutive record close, the longest streak since June 1997. The other U.S. indices did well, too. The Dow rose...

OVERVIEW   U.S. stocks fell across the board last week, with the S&P 500 dropping 1.91%, the Nasdaq falling 0.28%, and the Dow tumbling 3.45%. The Russell 3000 growth index saw gains of 0.27% for the week, whereas its value counterpart fell more than 4%. On...

OVERVIEW   U.S. stocks were mixed last week, with the S&P 500 and Nasdaq gaining 0.41% and 1.85%, respectively, but the Dow fell 0.8%. Growth stocks had a strong week, rising 1.95%, whereas value stocks slipped and fell 0.4%. Internationally, developed...

OVERVIEW   The U.S. stock market notched a second week of positive returns, which saw the S&P 500 rise by 0.61%, the Dow gain 0.66%, and the Nasdaq increase 0.48%. Small-cap and value stocks were the week’s biggest gainers, rising about 0.85% each. Growth...