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It's been a rough twelve months.  The Dow and S&P are looking to have their 4th straight quarter of declines, something not seen in years.  Here is a preview of the quarter end stats and the winners and losers to date.

4th straight quarterly decline for Dow Industrials [.DJIA  Loading...      ()   ] (first time that’s happened since 1977/1978!!!)

  • 4th straight quarterly decline for S&P 500 (first time that’s happened since 2000/2001)
  • Worst quarter for Dow Transports since Q4 2007
  • Worst quarter for Dow Utilities since Q3 2002
  • Russell 2000 is the only major index that is UP QTD
  • First Q3 decline for Dow Industrials, S&P 500, and Nasdaq Composite since 2004

Also, below are some numbers for the quarter so far as of Friday’s close...                           

Major Indices (QTD):

  • Dow Industrials            -1.82%
  • Dow Transports          -3.98%
  • Dow Utilities              -14.54%
  • S&P 500                     -5.21%
  • Nasdaq Composite        -4.78%
  • Russell 2000                +2.19%

S&P 500 Sectors                                  

  • Cons. Staples                +5.87%
  • Financials                     +5.32%
  • Cons. Discretionary        +3.02%
  • Healthcare                    +2.28%
  • Industrials                     -6.98%
  • Tech                            -8.15%
  • Telecom                        -11.07%
  • Utilities                         -15.60%
  • Materials                       -18.15%
  • Energy                          -20.35%

Other Major Sector Indices                       

  • Airlines                         +39.40%
  • Banks                           +27.06%
  • Housing                        +26.70%
  • Healthcare                     +9.16%
  • Biotech                         +9.00%
  • Retailers                        +6.46%
  • REITs                           +5.56%
  • Consumer                       +3.78%
  • Drugs                            +2.91%
  • Defense                         -1.67%
  • Cyclicals                         -5.68%
  • Brokers                         -10.81%
  • Semis                           -12.64%
  • Insurance                      -14.85%
  • Oil Stocks                      -19.24%
  • Gold Stocks                    -26.18%
  • Natural Gas Stocks           -28.01%
  • Oil Services                     -28.18%

Top 5 Dow Industrials Components                                 

  • BAC                             +53.75%
  • JPM                              +40.60%
  • C                                  +20.23%
  • KFT                              +15.75%
  • PG                               +13.21%

Bottom 5 Dow Industrials Components                            

  • CVX                              -12.29%
  • CAT                              -13.13%
  • MRK                             -14.78%
  • GM                               -15.13%
  • AA                                -33.91%                           

Top 5 S&P 500 Components                           

  • MBI                              +212.98%
  • BBT                              +77.65%
  • PHM                             +68.43%
  • HBAN                           +61.70%
  • FITB                             +58.74%                       

Bottom 5 S&P 500 Components                         

  • MEE                             -57.58%
  • AKS                             -58.86%
  • CEG                             -69.25%
  • AIG                               -88.10%
  • WM                              -96.76%

Top 5 Nasdaq 100 Components                          

  • UAUA                           +75.29%
  • APOL                           +33.17%
  • SHLD                            +30.56%
  • AMGN                          +28.65%
  • PETM                           +28.42%                          

Bottom 5 Nasdaq 100 Components                                

  • MRVL                           -45.07%
  • FWLT                           -48.19%
  • STLD                            -49.68%
  • AKAM                           -52.92%
  • SIRI                              -60.42%

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