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Technical, fundamental and statistical analysis of the stock market based on real time price and volume movements, relative performance among sector & industry as well as other economic data.

US Market Recap   Friday, December 13, 2024 4:00 PM

US Market closed the trading session on Friday, December 13, 2024, with BullLabs total market index had a loss of 0.36% from previous day. The trading volume is slightly lower than normal, at 0.9 times of the three-month average daily trading volume.

For the market breadth, a total of 186 or 30% of stocks went up as oppose to 416 or 67% of stocks went down in 624 total stocks tracked by the index. The advance and decline numbers are in consistent with the price movement of the market.

The Information Technology sector leads the market with a gain of 1.01%, followed by the Consumer Staples sector, also a sector leader from the previous session, with a loss of 0.08%. The Communication Services sector is the bottom performer with a loss of 0.90%. In comparing all 69 industrial groups, the Automobiles industry leads the market with a gain of 3.17%, followed by the Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment industry with a gain of 2.62%. The Thrifts & Mortgage Finance industry is the bottom performer with a loss of 4.61%. The movement of market sectors indicates there is lack of clear direction going forward. The general market sentiment is neutral.

For major US market indexes, the S&P 500 trades at 6,051.03 with a loss of 0.00%. The tech-dependent Nasdaq Composite index trades at 19,930.06 with a gain of 0.14%. The iconic Dow Jones Industrial Average is at 43,837.22 with a loss of 0.18%. The Russell 3000 index trades at 3,466.72 with a loss of 0.05%.

There are many active stocks with unusual moves today. Broadcom Inc (AVGO) has a gain of 24.43% with high trading volume (6.02 times of regular volume). Lamb Weston Holdings Inc (LW) has a gain of 6.84% with high trading volume (3.87 times of regular volume).

Bull Total Market Index intraday chart



US Market Highlight   Friday, December 13, 2024 12:45 PM

At the middle of the trading day on Friday, December 13, 2024, US Market continues the downtrend from the morning, trades down with BullLabs total market index had a loss of 0.41% from previous day. The trading volume is slightly lower than normal, at 0.85 times of the three-month average trading volume within the same intraday period.

For the market breadth, a total of 174 or 28% of stocks went up as oppose to 432 or 69% of stocks went down in 624 total stocks tracked by the index. The advance and decline numbers are in consistent with the price movement of the market.

The Information Technology sector leads the market with a gain of 0.39%, followed by the Consumer Staples sector, also a sector leader from the previous session, with a gain of 0.09%. The Communication Services sector is the bottom performer with a loss of 1.12%. In comparing all 69 industrial groups, the Automobiles industry leads the market with a gain of 1.60%, followed by the Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment industry with a gain of 1.46%. The Thrifts & Mortgage Finance industry is the bottom performer with a loss of 3.32%. The movement of market sectors indicates there is lack of clear direction going forward. The general market sentiment is neutral.

For major US market indexes, the S&P 500 trades at 6,037.03 with a loss of 0.23%. The tech-dependent Nasdaq Composite index trades at 19,840.50 with a loss of 0.31%. The iconic Dow Jones Industrial Average is at 43,807.54 with a loss of 0.24%. The Russell 3000 index trades at 3,459.03 with a loss of 0.27%.

Among individual stocks, Broadcom Inc (AVGO) has a gain of 20.11% with high trading volume (6.11 times of regular volume).

Bull Total Market Index intraday chart



US Market Briefing   Friday, December 13, 2024 10:30 AM

US Market continues the down trend from the previous trading day, opens slightly lower in the first trading hour on Friday, December 13, 2024. The BullLabs total market index had a loss of 0.29% from the end of last trading day. The trading volume is light, at 0.72 times of the three-month average trading volume within the same intraday period.

For the market breadth, a total of 164 or 26% of stocks went up as oppose to 438 or 70% of stocks went down in 624 total stocks tracked by the index. The advance and decline numbers are in consistent with the price movement of the market.

The Information Technology sector leads the market with a gain of 1.29%, followed by the Consumer Staples sector, also a sector leader from the previous session, with a loss of 0.09%. The Communication Services sector is the bottom performer with a loss of 1.00%. In comparing all 69 industrial groups, the Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment industry leads the market with a gain of 3.04%, followed by the Automobiles industry with a gain of 1.85%. The Diversified Consumer Services industry is the bottom performer with a loss of 3.24%. The movement of market sectors indicates there is lack of clear direction going forward. The general market sentiment is neutral.

For major US market indexes, the S&P 500 trades at 6,058.07 with a gain of 0.11%. The tech-dependent Nasdaq Composite index trades at 20,007.20 with a gain of 0.52%. The iconic Dow Jones Industrial Average is at 43,913.40 with a loss of 0.00%. The Russell 3000 index trades at 3,473.17 with a gain of 0.14%.

Among individual stocks, Broadcom Inc (AVGO) has a gain of 21.47% with high trading volume (8.82 times of regular volume).

Bull Total Market Index intraday chart