Well, at least the Russian stock market was up today…
U.S. stocks fell, and just about any other country’s stock market that you can think of, as investors weighed federal budget negotiations and better-than-estimated economic data to gauge the timing of any Federal Reserve stimulus cuts. Apparently the Russians are contrarian.
Perhaps the markets are worried about not having anything to worry about. The economic news is getting better, which means the Fed won’t have to artificially prop up the economy. The political news is getting better, which means the government won’t shut down again. Kind of like the Twilight Zone.
Data today showed job openings in the U.S. climbed to a five-year high in October. Another report showed wholesale trade sales and inventories increased more than economists forecast. And it sounds like Congress might actually put a deal together to trim automatic spending cuts and break a three-year stretch of failed fiscal talks in Washington.
If something is going to go wrong, I’m betting on the Washington politicians.
Ticker | Last | Change | % Chg Today | % Chg 1Year | | |
STOCK MARKETS | | | | | | |
Dow Jones Industrial Average | INDU Index | 15973.130 | -52.4000 | -0.3270 | 21.3546 | |
S&P 500 Index | SPX Index | 1803.240 | -5.1300 | -0.2837 | 27.2109 | |
NASDAQ 100 Index | NDX Index | 3514.204 | -1.9680 | -0.0560 | 32.7856 | |
NASDAQ Composite Index | CCMP Index | 4060.490 | -8.2610 | -0.2030 | 36.0065 | |
Russell 3000 Index | RAY Index | 1078.740 | -3.6100 | -0.3335 | 28.5109 | |
Russell 1000 Index (Large Cap) | RIY Index | 1003.890 | -2.8500 | -0.2831 | 27.9384 | |
Russell 2000 Index (Small Cap) | RTY Index | 1119.690 | -10.1500 | -0.8984 | 35.6317 | |
Wilshire 5000 Total Market | W5000 Index | 19147.120 | -64.9500 | -0.3381 | 28.8112 | |
TREASURIES | % Yield | | | | | |
3 Month Treasury | 0.0710 | | 0.0050 | 8.3333 | | |
6 Month Treasury | 0.0964 | | -0.0038 | -4.0512 | | |
2 Year Treasury | 0.2978 | 99.906 | 0.0000 | 0.0000 | | |
5 Year Treasury | 1.4478 | 99.063 | 0.1719 | 0.1738 | | |
10 Year Treasury | 2.7952 | 99.609 | 0.3750 | 0.3779 | | |
30 Year Treasury | 3.8292 | 98.609 | 0.7500 | 0.7664 | | |
ENERGY | | | | | | |
Crude Oil, Brent Index | Brent Crude | 109.600 | 0.2100 | 0.1920 | 8.2560 | |
Crude Oil, Louisiana Lt. Sweet | LA Lt Sweet | 102.860 | 0.9200 | 0.9025 | -5.0300 | |
Natural Gas, Henry Hub Index | Nat Gas | 4.249 | 0.0170 | 0.4017 | 3.4844 | |
PRECIOUS METALS | | | | | | |
Spot Gold $/oz | GOLD | 1262.730 | 22.3200 | 1.7994 | -26.2407 | |
Spot Silver $/oz | SILVER | 20.412 | 0.5520 | 2.7795 | -38.6269 | |
CURRENCIES | | | | | | |
Euro | EUR Curncy | 0.726 | -0.0015 | -0.2061 | -5.9920 | |
Japanese Yen | JPY Curncy | 102.740 | -0.5300 | -0.5132 | -19.8755 | |
British Pound | GBP Curncy | 0.608 | -0.0007 | -0.1150 | -2.2508 | |
Swiss Franc | CHF Curncy | 0.887 | -0.0033 | -0.3706 | 5.2181 | |
Canadian Dollar | CAD Curncy | 1.060 | -0.0025 | -0.2353 | -6.9697 | |
Chinese Renminbi | CNY Curncy | 6.070 | -0.0029 | -0.0478 | 2.7399 | |
FOREIGN STOCK INDICIES | | | | | | |
EURO STOXX 600 INDEX | EUROPE | 314.910 | -2.2400 | -0.7063 | 12.6489 | |
EURO STOXX TOTAL MARKET | EUROPE | 308.090 | -2.0800 | -0.6706 | 13.1187 | |
FTSE 100 INDEX | UK | 6523.310 | -36.1700 | -0.5514 | 10.1607 | |
CAC 40 INDEX | FRANCE | 4091.140 | -42.9600 | -1.0392 | 13.2621 | |
DAX INDEX | GERMANY | 9114.440 | -80.7300 | -0.8780 | 21.0269 | |
NIKKEI 225 INDEX | JAPAN | 15611.310 | -38.9000 | -0.2486 | 63.8928 | |
HANG SENG INDEX | HONG KONG | 23744.190 | -66.9800 | -0.2813 | 6.3620 | |
TEL AVIV 100 INDEX | ISRAEL | 2237.492 | -0.7080 | -0.0316 | 7.8463 | |
SHANGHAI COMP INDEX | CHINA | 2237.492 | -0.7080 | -0.0316 | 7.8463 | |
RUSSIAN RTS INDEX | RUSSIA | 1411.790 | 1.9400 | 0.1376 | -4.6590 | |
| Last | Chg Today | % Chg Today | 3 Mo Tot Ret | 6 Mo Tot Ret | YTD Tot Ret |
S&P 500 INDEX | 1803.240 | -5.130 | -0.2837 | 7.7235 | 11.005 | 29.095 |
S&P 500 CONSUMER DISCRETION | 515.130 | 0.508 | 0.0986 | 9.3916 | 15.798 | 38.848 |
S&P 500 CONSUMER STAPLES | 439.080 | -3.760 | -0.8491 | 7.5592 | 6.478 | 24.958 |
S&P 500 ENERGY | 631.750 | -1.740 | -0.2747 | 4.3292 | 7.515 | 21.267 |
S&P 500 FINANCIALS | 287.820 | -0.920 | -0.3186 | 6.1670 | 8.111 | 32.348 |
S&P 500 HEALTH CARE | 636.170 | -2.780 | -0.4351 | 8.9598 | 14.449 | 40.016 |
S&P 500 INDUSTRIALS | 434.630 | -1.040 | -0.2387 | 10.2163 | 16.625 | 34.943 |
S&P 500 INFO TECHNOLOGY | 566.630 | -1.260 | -0.2219 | 9.0696 | 12.470 | 24.318 |
S&P 500 MATERIALS | 280.480 | 0.750 | 0.2681 | 6.7279 | 12.013 | 20.662 |
S&P 500 TELECOM SERVICES | 153.910 | -1.250 | -0.8056 | 4.0060 | -1.069 | 10.335 |
S&P 500 UTILITIES | 190.710 | -2.000 | -1.0378 | 2.2232 | 1.731 | 11.581 |
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“Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former." ~ Albert Einstein
John Broussard
Assistant State Treasurer
Chief Investment Officer
State of Louisiana
Department of the Treasury
225-342-0013
jbroussard@treasury.state.la.us
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