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 sentiment number, as the S&P 500 is currently up 9 points (0.8%) to 1,181. The Dow Jones Industrial Average is posting a 132 point gain (1.2%) to 11,275, while the NASDAQ, which is the “weakest” area of the market, is currently up 19 points (0.8%) to 2,511.
Keep a close eye on the NASDAQ throughout the afternoon session. The early relative weakness may serve as an indicator of a late session rollover.
Today's rally is being led by the Industrials, Oil & Gas, and Consumer Goods sectors, which are currently up 1.9%, 1.5%, and 1.4% respectively.
The strongest stocks in the S&P 500 Industrials sector in today's action currently are:
1) Agilent Technologies
A: Shares of Agilent are currently trading up 5.9% from yesterday's close to $36.54.
2) Ingersoll Rand Public Ltd.
IR: Shares of Ingersoll Rand are currently trading up 4.4% from yesterday's close to $30.38.
3) Pall
PLL: Shares of Pall are currently trading up 4.3% from yesterday's close to $48.10.
4) Rockwell Automation
ROK: Shares of Rockwell are currently trading up 4.2% from yesterday's close to $64.65.
5) Boeing
BA: Shares of Boeing are currently trading up 4.1% from yesterday's close to $61.65.
The strongest stocks in the S&P 500 Consumer Goods Sector in today's action currently are:
1) The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.
GT: Shares of Goodyear are currently trading up 9.2% from yesterday's close to $13.73.
2) Polo Ralph Lauren
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: Shares of Polo are currently trading up 6% from yesterday's close to $138.35.
3) Newell Rubbermaid
NWL: Shares of Rubbermaid are currently trading up 5.2% from yesterday's close to $13.45.
4) Brown Forman
BFB: Shares of Brown Forman are currently trading up 5% from yesterday's close to $67.55.
5) Harman International
HAR: Shares of Harman are currently trading up 5.7% from yesterday's close to $33.48.
The strongest performing stocks in the S&P 500 Oil & Gas sector in today's action currently are:
1) Chesapeake Energy
CHK: Shares of Chesapeake are currently trading up 3% from yesterday's close to $31.82.
2) Newfield Exploration
NFX: Shares of Newfield are currently trading up 2.9% from yesterday's close to $55.28.
3) Chevron
CVX: Shares of Chevron are currently trading up 2.9% from yesterday's close to $96.78.
4) Marathon Petroleum
MPC: Shares of Marathon are currently trading up 2.7% from yesterday's close to $38.36.
5) Nabors Industries
NBR: Shares of Nabors are currently trading up 2.4% from yesterday's close to $19.32.
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AAgilent Technologies Inc
$112.04-1.71%
Edge Rankings
Momentum
20.39
Growth
55.44
Quality
30.19
Value
15.28
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BABoeing Co
$230.000.29%
CVXChevron Corp
$149.45-0.39%
GTGoodyear Tire & Rubber Co
$11.003.09%
IRIngersoll Rand Inc
$83.89-1.94%
MPCMarathon Petroleum Corp
$174.880.38%
NBRNabors Industries Ltd
$30.992.89%
NWLNewell Brands Inc
$5.630.51%
PLLPiedmont Lithium Inc
$7.83-0.25%
RLRalph Lauren Corp
$288.76-0.25%
ROKRockwell Automation Inc
$350.71-1.49%
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