S&P 500 down 2.5% since Oct 6 while 70% of index stocks rose
A r/stocks post states that the S&P 500 closed at a record 7,819 on Oct 6 and finished Friday at 7,624, a 2.5% decline, while the equal-weight version rose 2% and about 70% of index stocks closed above their Oct 6 close. The post attributes most of the drop to Nvidia, Broadcom, Meta and Alphabet, which it says are around 17% of the index by weight and down 8-14%. It adds that the median stock is still 13% below its 52-week high and a third are 20% or more below.
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The S&P 500 fell 2.5% from a record 7,819 close on Oct 6 to 7,624 on Friday. SPX
“The S&P 500 closed at a record 7,819 on Oct 6 and finished Fri at 7,624 which is 2.5% lower.”
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About 70% of S&P 500 stocks closed Friday above their Oct 6 close. SPX
“about 70% of the stocks in the index closed Fri above their Oct 6 close”
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The equal-weight S&P 500 rose 2% over the same stretch. SPX
“Over the same stretch the equal weight version is up 2%”
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Nvidia, Broadcom, Meta and Alphabet are around 17% of the index by weight and are down 8-14%, accounting for most of the drop. SPX
“Nvidia, Broadcom, Meta and Alphabet are around 17% of the index by weight and are down 8-14%”
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The median S&P 500 stock is still 13% below its 52-week high. SPX
“the median stock is still 13% below its 52 week high”
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A third of S&P 500 stocks are 20% or more below their highs. SPX
“a third are 20% or more below”
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