S&P 500 Consumer Goods Sector

Major U.S. Indexes are building upon yesterday's gains, on the heels of a 0.5% increase in retail sales – the biggest gain since March. August Consumer sentiment, however, plunged from 63.7 in July to 54.9 – its lowest level since May of 1980. The market seems to be shrugging off the consumer...

The S&P 500 (SPX) took a major hit in Wednesday's trading session, finishing down 27.05 points, or 2.03%, from Tuesday's close to 1304.89. The selling began just after the opening bell, and the index extended its losses throughout the session, closing near the low of the day (1303.49), as...

The S&P 500 lost 9.4 points, or 0.7%, in Friday's trading session, as a weaker-than-expected jobs report put an end to the recent market rally. The SPX is now 26.78 points lower than its 52-week high of 1370.58, which was set on May 2nd. The Sector breakdown for Friday's session is as follows...

The S&P 500 (SPX) gained 14 points, or 1%, in today's session to close at 1353.22. The index is nearing its 52-week high of 1370.58, which was set on May 2nd. The Sector breakdown for Thursday's session is as follows: The S&P 500 was led by the Basic Materials Sector in Thursday's session...

The S&P 500 has gained 7.6% over the past six months. In that timeframe, nearly every major sector put in a gain over 3% - except for the Financials Sector, which gained a paltry 0.3%. The underperformance of the Financials Sector could either be a warning sign of troubled times ahead, or may...

The S&P 500 (SPX) put in another sizable gain in today's session, gaining 10.74 (+0.8%) points on the day. The index closed at 1307.41, slightly below its intraday high of 1309.21. The Sector breakdown for Wednesday's session is as follows: The Financials Sector was the strongest performing...

The S&P 500 traded in negative territory for the entire session Thursday, but finished well off of the lows of the day. The SPX hit its intraday low of 1262.87 at 10:51am, but steadily rose throughout the remainder of the session. The big gain came at 2:55pm when the index jumped from 1268.73...

Major Indices put in strong gains across the board in Monday's session, as the Health Care and Consumer Goods Sectors led the markets higher. The Health Care Sector was the strongest area of the market on Monday, posting a 1% gain in the session. The strongest stocks in the S&P 500 Health...