Week of November 12th Stock Market Watch
All three major stock indices post gains this week, led by the Dow Jones Industrials which closed more than 3% higher. IBM, UnitedHealth Group Incorporated, and McDonald’s were among the strongest stocks in the Dow.
Despite the second straight week of gains posted by the market, it closed down on Friday, as concerns of a global economic slowdown re-emerged. Adding to concerns are declining oil prices, they’ve dropped by 15% over the last month.
That said, a lot of uncertainty surrounding the market was cleared up, including the midterm elections and the FOMC meeting. Also, many of the top companies have announced earnings.
Stocks making moves last week included Hertz +31.5%, Twilio +24%, Ctrip.com -25%, and Activision Blizzard -20%.
The VIX closed below 20 for the second straight week, as it finished Friday’s trading at 17.36.
Here are how some of the most actively traded commodity and interest rate ETFs performed: United States Oil Fund (USO) -4.58%, iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond (TLT) +1.2%. SPDR Gold Shares (GLD) -1.86%
Economic Releases:
14 Nov 2018- CPI 8:30 AM ET
15 Nov 2018- Jobless Claims 8:30 AM ET; Philadelphia Fed Business Outlook Survey 8:30 AM ET; Retail Sales 8:30 AM ET; EIA Petroleum Status Report 11:00 AM ET
16 Nov 2018- Industrial Production 9:15 AM ET
Key Earnings:
12 Nov 2018- ACM, ATHN, ATHM, TDW
13 Nov 2018- AAP, ARMK, BZH, GDS, HD, TSN, VOD, SWCH, VREX, WIX
14 Nov 2018- APRN, M, MRK, TCHEY, CSCO, NTAP, NTES, WYY
15 Nov 2018- AMAT, JWN, NVDA, POST, CSIQ, JCP, MANU, WMT
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