Stock market news January 28 2020

Stock market news

A rally for the US stock market after the recent sell-off sent all major stock market indices higher. This is the summary for US stock market at close on Tuesday, January 28, 2020:

How stock market closed on Tuesday, January 28, 2020-Financial and business news

S&P 500: 3,276.24,+32.61(+1.01%)
Dow 30: 28,722.85,+187.05(+0.66%)
Nasdaq: 9,269.68,+130.37(+1.43%)
Russell 2000: 1,658.31,-3.92(-0.24%)

Stocks biggest gainers

Acceleron Pharma Inc. (XLRN) was among stocks biggest gainers closing at 79.39+26.52 (+50.16%).

XLRN daily stock chart | stocks | stock market

Stocks biggest losers

Vir Biotechnology, Inc. (VIR) was among stocks biggest losers closing at
21.31-3.47 (-13.99%).

VIR daily stock chart | stocks | stock market

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Pfizer Inc. (PFE) was among most active stocks closing at 38.14-2.02 (-5.03%).

PFE daily stock chart | stocks | stock market

U.S. Sectors & Industries Performance

Information Technology was the best performing sector +1.87%, Consumer Staples was the worst performing sector +0.12%.

Stock earnings

Notable earnings today include Dow components Boeing (BA), McDonald’s (MCD), Facebook (FB), Microsoft (MSFT), Tesla (TSLA), Anthem (ANTM), AT&T (T), Dow (DOW), Mastercard (MA), Mondelez (MDLZ), PayPal (PYPL).

Stock market update

All data about stocks , stock investing, stock trading is taken from Yahoo Finance, Fidelity and stockcharts.com.

This report is written by Stavros Georgiadis, CFA Equity Research Analyst, Investment Strategist.

Stock market news for January 27 2020

Stock market news January 27 2020

A steep sell-off for the US stock market as investors and traders sold stocks on coronavirus fears. This is the summary for US stock market at close on Monday, January 27, 2020:

How stock market closed on Monday, January 27, 2020-Financial and business news

S&P 500: 3,243.63,-51.84(-1.57%)
Dow 30: 28,535.80,-453.93(-1.57%)
Nasdaq: 9,139.31,-175.60(-1.89%)
Russell 2000: 1,644.14,-18.09(-1.09%)

Stocks biggest gainers

Vir Biotechnology, Inc. (VIR) was among stocks biggest gainers closing at
24.77+4.82 (+24.19%)

Stocks biggest losers

NIO Limited (NIO) was among stocks biggest losers closing at 4.0100-0.6500 (-13.95%).

NIO daily stock chart | stocks | stock market

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Ford Motor Company (F) was among most active stocks closing at 8.89-0.11 (-1.22%).

F daily stock chart | stocks | stock market

U.S. Sectors & Industries Performance

All sectors closed lower. Energy was the worst performing sector -2.76%, Utilities was the best performing sector -0.30%.

Stock earnings

Notable earnings today include Apple (AAPL) and chipmaker Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Alibaba Group Holding Ltd (BABA), Lockheed Martin Corp (LMT), United States Steel Corp (X), Mcdonald’s Corp (MCD), Visa Inc (V).

Stock market update

All data about stocks , stock investing, stock trading is taken from Yahoo Finance, Fidelity and stockcharts.com.

This report is written by Stavros Georgiadis, CFA Equity Research Analyst, Investment Strategist.

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Moving Averages
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Stock market news January 24 2020

The US stock market closed lower with losses for all major stock market indices. This is the summary for US stock market at close on Friday, January 24, 2020:

How stock market closed on Friday, January 24, 2020-Financial and business news

S&P 500: 3,295.47,-30.07(-0.90%)
Dow 30: 28,989.73,-170.36(-0.58%)
Nasdaq: 9,314.91,-87.57(-0.93%)
Russell 2000: 1,662.23,-22.23(-1.32%)

Stocks biggest gainers

eHealth, Inc. (EHTH) was among stocks biggest gainers closing at 123.26 +26.13 (+26.90%).

EHTH daily stock chart | stocks | stock market

Stocks biggest losers

Epizyme, Inc. (EPZM) was among stocks biggest losers closing at 22.40 -4.32 (-16.17%.

EPZM daily stock chart | stocks | stock market

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Intel Corporation (INTC) was among most active stocks closing at
68.47 +5.15 (+8.13%).

INTC daily stock chart | stocks | stock market

U.S. Sectors & Industries Performance

Utilities was the best performing sector +0.33%, Health Care was the worst performing sector -1.68%.

Stock market update

All data about stocks , stock investing, stock trading is taken from Yahoo Finance, Fidelity and stockcharts.com.

This report is written by Stavros Georgiadis, CFA Equity Research Analyst, Investment Strategist.

Most active stocks January 23 2020

Most active stocks

These are the most active stocks for the US stock market on Thursday, January 23 2020:

Source: https://money.cnn.com/data/hotstocks/

Stock market news January 23 2020

The US stock market closed almost unchanged for a second consecutive day. This is the summary for US stock market at close on Thursday, January 23, 2020:

How stock market closed on Thursday, January 23, 2020-Financial and business news

S&P 500: 3,325.54,+3.79(+0.11%)
Dow 30: 29,160.09,-26.18(-0.09%)
Nasdaq: 9,402.48,+18.71(+0.20%)
Russell 2000: 1,685.01,+0.55(+0.03%)

Stocks biggest gainers

Zai Lab Limited (ZLAB) was among stocks biggest gainers closing at 54.64+6.16 (+12.71%).

ZLAB daily stock chart | stocks | stock market

Stocks biggest losers

Karuna Therapeutics, Inc. (KRTX) was among stocks biggest losers closing at 99.75-15.52 (-13.46%).

KRTX daily stock chart | stocks | stock market

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Ford Motor Company (F) was among most active stocks closing at 9.14-0.02 (-0.22%).

U.S. Sectors & Industries Performance

Industrials was the best performing sector +1.13%, Health Care was the worst performing sector -0.50%.

Notable earnings today

Notable earnings today include American Express (AXP) earnings ahead of the market open.

Stock market update

All data about stocks , stock investing, stock trading is taken from Yahoo Finance, Fidelity and stockcharts.com.

This report is written by Stavros Georgiadis, CFA Equity Research Analyst, Investment Strategist.

Stock market news January 22 2020

The US stock market closed almost flat. This is the summary for US stock market at close on Wednesday, January 22, 2020:

How stock market closed on Wednesday, January 22, 2020-Financial and business news

S&P 500: 3,321.75,+0.96(+0.03%)
Dow 30: 29,186.27,-9.77(-0.03%)
Nasdaq: 9,383.77,+12.96(+0.14%)
Russell 2000: 1,684.46,-1.44(-0.09%)

Stocks biggest gainers

Virgin Galactic Holdings, Inc. (SPCE) was among stocks biggest gainers closing at 19.72 +2.42 (+13.99%).

SPCE daily stock chart | stocks | stock market

Stocks biggest losers

Zions Bancorporation, National Association (ZIONW) was among stocks biggest losers closing at 15.20 -2.44 (-13.83%).

ZIONW daily stock chart | stoks | stock market

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General Electric Company (GE) was among stock active stocks closing at 11.37 -0.29 (-2.49%).

GE daily stock chart | stocks | stock market

U.S. Sectors & Industries Performance

Information Technology was the best performing sector +0.37%, Energy was the worst performing sector -0.89%.

Notable earnings today

Notable earnings today include Procter & Gamble (PG), chipmaker Intel (INTC), American Airlines (AAL), Kimberly-Clark (KMB), Comcast (CMCSA), Freeport-McMoran (FCX), Southwest Airlines (LUV), Travelers (TRV), VF Corp (VFC), Union Pacific (UNP) before market open; plus Intel (INTC) and Las Vegas Sands (LVS) after market close.

Stock market update

All data about stocks , stock investing, stock trading is taken from Yahoo Finance, Fidelity and stockcharts.com.

This report is written by Stavros Georgiadis, CFA Equity Research Analyst, Investment Strategist.

Stock market news January 21 2020

The US stock market made a pause to recent record highs and closed lower on Tuesday, January 21, 2020. Small-cap stocks had the biggest losses as Russell 2000 closed with losses over 1.0%. This is the summary for US stock market at close on Tuesday, January 21, 2020:

How stock market closed on Tuesday, January 21, 2020-Financial and business news

S&P 500: 3,320.79, -8.83(-0.27%)
Dow 30: 29,196.04,-152.06(-0.52%)
Nasdaq: 9,370.81,-18.14(-0.19%)
Russell 2000: 1,685.90,-19.32(-1.13%)

Stocks biggest gainers

Beyond Meat, Inc. (BYND) was among stocks biggest gainers closing at
129.18,+20.06 (+18.38%).

BYND daily stock chart | stocks | stock market

Stocks biggest losers

Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (ARWR) was among stocks biggest losers closing at 47.59,-8.83 (-15.65%).

ARWR daily stock chart | stocks | stock market

Stock investing | Stock trading | Most active stocks

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (AMD) was among most active stocks closing at 51.05,+0.12 (+0.24%).

AMD daily stock chart | stocks | stock market

U.S. Sectors & Industries Performance

Real Estate was the best performing sector, +1.07%, Energy was the worst performing sector -1.88%.

Notable earnings today

Notable earnings today include Johnson & Johnson (JNJ), JetBlue (JBLU) and Baker Hughes (BKR) before the market open, and Texas Instruments (TXN) after the market close.

Stock market update

All data about stocks , stock investing, stock trading is taken from Yahoo Finance, Fidelity and stockcharts.com.

This report is written by Stavros Georgiadis, CFA Equity Research Analyst, Investment Strategist.

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Stock market news January 17 2020

“U.S. Stocks End Week at Record Levels. U.S. stocks set repeated highs this week, pulled higher by shares of big technology companies.”, source: Wall Street Journal .

All major US stock market indices closed higher. This is the summary for US stock market at close on Friday, January 17, 2020:

How stock market closed on Friday, January 17, 2020-Financial and business news

S&P 500: 3,329.62,+12.81(+0.39%)
Dow 30: 29,348.10,+50.46(+0.17%)
Nasdaq: 9,388.94,+31.81(+0.34%)
Russell 2000: 1,699.64,+17.24(+1.02%)

Stocks biggest gainers

Forty Seven, Inc. (FTSV) was among stocks biggest gainers closing at
45.74 +4.59 (+11.15%).

FTSV daily stock chart | stocks | stock market

Stocks biggest losers

Viela Bio, Inc. (VIE) was among stocks biggest losers closing at
40.15 -6.85 (-14.57%).

VIE daily stock chart | stocks | stock market

Stock investing | Stock trading | Most active stocks

NIO Limited (NIO) was among most active stocks closing at
4.6700 +0.3000 (+6.86%).

U.S. Sectors & Industries Performance

Communication Services was the best performing sector +0.90%, Energy was the worst performing sector -0.66%.

Stock market update

All data about stocks , stock investing, stock trading is taken from Yahoo Finance, Fidelity and stockcharts.com.

This report is written by Stavros Georgiadis, CFA Equity Research Analyst, Investment Strategist.