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

Market Stats:

• DOW
• The Dow ended down -84.10 or -0.72% for the week
• Friday, the Dow closed at 11,543.96, down -171.22 or -1.46%
• The Dow is Negative YTD down -12.97%
• The Dow is off by -2,620.57 or -18.50% from the market peak on October 9th of 14,164.53
• NASDAQ
• The NASDAQ ended down -47.19 or -1.95% for the week
• Friday, the NASDAQ Composite closed at 2,367.52, down -44.12 or -1.83%
• The NASDAQ is Negative YTD down -10.74%
• The NASDAQ is off by -491.60 or -17.19% from the market peak on October 31 of 2,859.12
• S&P 500
• The S&P 500 ended down -9.37 or -0.73% for the week
• Friday the S&P 500 closed at 1,282.83, down -17.85 or -1.37%
• The S&P is Negative YTD down -12.64%
• The S&P is off by -282.32 or -18.04% from the market peak on October 9th of 1,565.15

S&P Sector Performance for the week ending Friday, August 29, 2008:
S&P 500 Financials Sector (.GSPD)   Up 8.50 or 3.07%
S&P 500 Telecomm Services Sector (.GSPTS)  Up 1.15 or 0.88%
S&P 500 Industrials Sector (.GSPHC)   Down -1.13 or -0.36%
S&P 500 Consumer Discretionary Sector (.GSPT) Down -1.25 or -0.52%
S&P 500 Utilities Sector (.GSPI)    Down -1.01 or -0.53%
S&P 500 Materials Sector (.GSPS)   Down -1.42 or -0.58%
S&P 500 Energy Sector (.GSPM)   Down -3.63 or -0.65%
S&P 500 Health Care Sector (.GSPU)   Down -7.42 or -1.92%
S&P 500 Consumer Staples Sector (.GSPE)  Down -5.84 or -1.97%
S&P 500 Information Technology Sector (.GSPF) Down -11.13 or -3.01%

S&P Sector Performance for month ending, August 29, 2008:
S&P 500 Consumer Discretionary Sector (.GSPT) Up 15.78 or 7.03%
S&P 500 Telecomm Services Sector (.GSPTS)  Up 4.54 or 3.57%
S&P 500 Consumer Staples Sector (.GSPE)  Up 7.11 or 2.51%
S&P 500 Information Technology Sector (.GSPF) Up 7.1 or 2.02%
S&P 500 Health Care Sector (.GSPU)   Up 6.44 or 1.73%
S&P 500 Industrials Sector (.GSPHC)   Up 5.17 or 1.68%
S&P 500 Energy Sector (.GSPM)   Down -4.69 or -0.84%
S&P 500 Financials Sector (.GSPD)   Down -3.8 or -1.31%
S&P 500 Utilities Sector (.GSPI)    Down -3.59 or -1.85%
S&P 500 Materials Sector (.GSPS)   Down -7.03 or -2.82%

S&P 10 Top Performers for the week ending Friday, August 29, 2008:
Freddie Mac (FRE)     Up 1.70 or 60.50%
MBIA Inc (MBI)      Up 6.02 or 59.02%
Fannie Mae (FNM)     Up 1.84 or 36.80%
MGIC Investment Corp (MTG)    Up 1.44 or 20.66%
Titanium Metals Corp (TIE)    Up 2.22 or 18.21%
Sovereign Bancorp Inc (SOV)    Up 1.17 or 13.78%
KB Home (KBH)      Up 2.47 or 13.48%
SLM Corp (SLM)     Up 1.85 or 12.62%
Merrill Lynch & Co Inc (MER)    Up 3.13 or 12.41%
Tesoro Corp (TSO)     Up 2.03 or 12.29%

S&P 10 Top Performers for the month ending Friday August 29, 2008:
MBIA Inc (CCU )     Up 10.29 or 173.52%
Advanced Micro Devices Inc (IACI)   Up 2.08 or 49.41%
MGIC Investment Corp (CZN)    Up 2.01 or 31.41%
Polo Ralph Lauren Corp (MBI)    Up 16.71 or 28.24%
Titanium Metals Corp (AMD)    Up 3.15 or 27.98%
JC Penney Company Inc (MTG)    Up 8.14 or 26.40%
Dillards Inc (RL)      Up 2.66 or 26.31%
Limited Brands Inc (TIE)     Up 4.31 or 26.14%
Liz Claiborne Inc (JCP)     Up 3.14 or 24.02%
CIT Group Inc (DDS)     Up 1.83 or 21.58%

S&P 10 Worst Performers for the week ending Friday, August 29, 2008:
Dell Inc (DELL)      Down -3.54 or -14.01%
Darden Restaurants Inc (DRI)    Down -4.28 or -12.75%
Broadcom Corporation (BRCM)    Down -3.36 or -12.25%
Big Lots Inc (BIG)     Down -3.89 or -11.63%
LSI Corp (LSI)      Down -0.76 or -10.26%
Sun Microsystems Inc (JAVA)    Down -1.00 or -10.00%
Micron Technology Inc (MU)    Down -0.45 or -9.59%
Tyson Foods Inc (TSN)     Down -1.49 or -9.31%
Expedia Inc (EXPE)     Down -1.68 or -8.69%
Wendy's International Inc (WEN)    Down -2.26 or -8.52%

S&P 10 Worst Performers for the month ending Friday, August 29, 2008:
Freddie Mac (FRE)     Down -3.66 or -44.80%
Fannie Mae (FNM)     Down -4.66 or -40.52%
Biogen Idec Inc (BIIB)     Down -18.83 or -26.99%
Washington Mutual Inc ( WM)    Down -1.28 or -24.02%
Constellation Energy Group Inc (CEG)   Down -16.45 or -19.78%
American International Group Inc (AIG)   Down -4.56 or -17.50%
Whole Foods Market Inc (WFMI)    Down -3.86 or -17.41%
Harman International Industries Inc (HAR)   Down -7.14 or -17.34%
AK Steel Holding Corp (AKS)    Down -10.89 or -17.15%
United States Steel Corporation (X)   Down -27.29 or -17.02%

Dow Top Performers for the week ending Friday, August 29, 2008:
American International Group Inc (AIG)   Up 1.62 or 8.15%
Citigroup Inc (C)      Up 0.85 or 4.69%
Bank Of America Corp (BAC)    Up 0.93 or 3.08%
AT&T Inc (T)      Up 0.82 or 2.63%
American Express Co (AXP)    Up 0.89 or 2.29%
JPMorgan Chase and Co (JPM)    Up 0.82 or 2.18%
Merck & Co Inc (MRK)     Up 0.40 or 1.13%
Caterpillar Inc (CAT)     Up 0.46 or 0.65%
The Walt Disney Co (DIS)    Up 0.15 or 0.47%
Home Depot Inc (HD)     Up 0.01 or 0.04%

Dow Top Performers for the month ending Friday, August 29, 2008:
Home Depot Inc (HD)     Up 3.29 or 13.81%
Merck & Co Inc (MRK)     Up 2.77 or 8.42%
The Boeing Co (BA)     Up 4.45 or 7.28%
American Express Co (AXP)    Up 2.56 or 6.90%
The Walt Disney Co (DIS)    Up 2 or 6.59%
Procter & Gamble Co (PG)    Up 4.29 or 6.55%
Microsoft Corp (MSFT)     Up 1.57 or 6.10%
Hewlett-Packard Co (HPQ)    Up 2.12 or 4.73%
AT&T Inc (T)      Up 1.18 or 3.83%
McDonald's Corporation (MCD)    Up 2.26 or 3.78%

Dow Worst Performers for the week ending Friday, August 29, 2008:
The Coca Cola Co (KO )    Down -2.30 or -4.23%
General Motors Corp (GM)    Down -0.44 or -4.21%
General Electric Co (GE )    Down -1.02 or -3.50%
Pfizer Inc (PFE)      Down -0.64 or -3.24%
Intel Corp (INTC)      Down -0.62 or -2.64%
Procter & Gamble Co (PG)    Down -1.84 or -2.57%
International Business Machines Corp (IBM)  Down -3.20 or -2.56%
McDonald's Corporation (MCD)    Down -1.42 or -2.24%
Chevron Corp (CVX)     Down -1.78 or -2.02%
Microsoft Corp (MSFT)     Down -0.55 or -1.98%

Dow Worst Performers for the month ending Friday, August 29, 2008:
American International Group Inc (AIG)   Down -4.56 or -17.50%
General Motors Corp (GM)    Down -1.07 or -9.67%
Bank Of America Corp (BAC)    Down -1.76 or -5.35%
JPMorgan Chase and Co (JPM)    Down -2.14 or -5.27%
International Business Machines Corp (IBM)  Down -6.25 or -4.88%
ALCOA Inc (AA)      Down -1.62 or -4.80%
General Electric Co (GE)    Down -0.19 or -0.67%
Exxon Mobil Corp (XOM )    Down -0.42 or -0.52%
Wal-Mart Stores Inc (WMT)    Down 0.45 or 0.77%
The Coca Cola Co (KO)     Down 0.57 or 1.11%

Key Earnings next week:
Tuesday: Donaldson (DCI)
Wednesday: Staples (SPLS), Joy Global (JOYG), Hovnanian (HOV), H&R Block (HRB)
Thursday: Toll Brothers (TOL), Ciena Corp (CIEN), UTi Worldwide (UTIW)
Friday: National Semiconductor (NSM)

Economic Data next week:
Tuesday: Construction Spending, ISM Manufacturing Index
Wednesday: Factory Orders, Crude Inventories
Thursday: Chain Store Sales, Productivity and Costs, ISM Non-Manufacturing Survey
Friday: Employment Situation