Market 360: The Best and Worst of the Week for US Equities, Commodities, Currencies, and More

Market Stats:

• Dow Jones Industrial Average:
• The Dow ended down -507.17 or -3.91% for the week
• Friday, the Dow closed at 12,479.63, down -145.99 or -1.16%
• The Dow is Negative YTD down -5.92%
• The Dow is off -1,684.90 or-11.90% from the market peak on October 9th of 14,164.53
• NASDAQ
• The NASDAQ ended down -84.18 or -3.33% for the week
• Friday, the NASDAQ Composite closed at 2,444.67, down -19.91 or -0.81%
• The NASDAQ is Negative YTD down -7.83%
• The NASDAQ is off by -414.45 or -14.50% from the market peak on October 31 of 2,859.12
• S&P 500
• The S&P 500 ended down -49.42 or -3.47% for the week
• Friday the S&P 500 closed at 1,375.93, down -18.42 or -1.32%
• The S&P is Negative YTD down -6.29%
• The S&P is off by -189.22 or -12.09% from the market peak on October 9th of 1,565.15

S&P Sector Performance for the week ending Friday, May 23, 2008:
S&P 500 Utilities Sector (.GSPU)   Down -0.17 or -0.08%
S&P 500 Health Care Sector (.GSPHC)   Down -3.25 or -0.89%
S&P 500 Consumer Staples Sector (.GSPS)  Down -3.43 or -1.17%
S&P 500 Energy Sector (.GSPE)   Down -15.67 or -2.38%
S&P 500 Information Technology Sector (.GSPT)  Down -15.47 or -3.92%
S&P 500 Industrials Sector (.GSPI)   Down -13.84 or -3.95%
S&P 500 Telecomm Services Sector (.GSPTS)  Down -6.11 or -3.95%
S&P 500 Materials Sector (.GSPM)   Down -14.09 or -4.93%
S&P 500 Consumer Discretionary Sector (.GSPD) Down -13.91 or -5.28%
S&P 500 Financials Sector (.GSPF)   Down -21.58 or -6.14%

S&P Top 10 Performers for the week ending Friday, May 23, 2008:
SLM Corp (SLM )     Up 2.63 or 12.52%
Humana Inc (HUM)     Up 4.69 or 10.61%
Anheuser Busch Companies Inc  (BUD)   Up 4.88 or 9.43%
Compuware Corp (CPWR)    Up 0.75 or 8.44%
UnitedHealth Group Inc (UNH)    Up 2.43 or 7.52%
Barr Pharmaceuticals Inc (BRL)    Up 2.76 or 6.90%
Medtronic Inc (MDT)     Up 3.15 or 6.70%
UNISYS Corp (UIS)     Up 0.27 or 6.26%
Leggett & Platt Inc (LEG)    Up 1.03 or 5.89%
Sovereign Bancorp Inc (SOV)    Up 0.44 or 5.45%

S&P 10 Worst Performers for the week ending Friday, May 23, 2008:
Moody's Corp (MCO)     Down -10.84 or -24.09%
MBIA Inc (MBI)      Down -2.16 or -22.67%
KB Home (KBH )     Down -5.05 or -19.75%
Centex Corp (CTX)     Down -4.44 or -18.90%
Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc (LEH)   Down -7.53 or -17.25%
Dillards Inc (DDS)     Down -3.19 or -16.86%
Ambac Financial Group Inc (ABK)   Down -0.63 or -16.36%
Pulte Homes (PHM)     Down -2.40 or -16.30%
DR Horton Inc (DHI)     Down -2.45 or -15.82%
Lennar Corp (LEN)     Down -3.13 or -15.64%

Dow Top Performers for the week ending Friday, May 23, 2008:
The Coca Cola Co (KO)     Up 1.56 or 2.73%
Chevron Corp (CVX)     Up 0.35 or 0.35%
Exxon Mobil Corp (XOM)     Down -1.97 or-2.13%
Procter & Gamble Co (PG)    Down -1.48 or -2.22%
Wal-Mart Stores Inc (WMT)    Down -1.29 or -2.26%
Pfizer Inc (PFE)      Down -0.50 or -2.50%
Caterpillar Inc (CAT)     Down -2.15 or -2.57%
Johnson and Johnson (JNJ)    Down -1.76 or -2.64%
International Business Machines Corp (IBM)  Down -3.62 or -2.83%
Merck & Co Inc (MRK)     Down -1.26 or -3.15%

Dow Worst Performers for the week ending Friday, May 23, 2008:
General Motors Corp (GM)    Down -3.08 or -14.89%
JPMorgan Chase and Co (JPM)    Down -4.21 or -9.05%
Citigroup Inc (C)      Down -2.00 or -8.65%
Home Depot Inc (HD)     Down -2.33 or -8.01%
ALCOA Inc (AA)      Down -2.90 or -6.72%
American Express Co (AXP)    Down -3.23 or -6.64%
Microsoft Corp (MSFT)     Down -1.94 or -6.47%
Intel Corp (INTC)      Down -1.59 or -6.36%
Bank Of America Corp (BAC)     Down -2.24 or -6.19%
American International Group Inc (AIG)   Down -2.39 or -6.08%

Key Earnings next week:
Tuesday: Vodafone (VOD), Donaldson (DCI)
Wednesday: American Eagle (AEO), Dollar Tree (DLTR), Chico’s Fas (CHS)
Thursday: Costco (COST), Heinz (HNZ), Dell (DELL), Sears (SHLD)

Economic Data next week:
Tuesday: Consumer Confidence, New Home Sales
Wednesday: Durable Goods, ICSC-UBS Store Sales, MBA Purchase Applications
Thursday: GDP (Prelim.), Chain Deflator (Prelim.), Jobless Claims
Friday: Personal Income and Spending, PCE Core Inflation, Consumer Sentiment

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