Weekly Market Summary: U.S. Stocks Kick Off April With Winning Streak
David Peltier, Senior Investment AnalystUpdated: April 6, 2019
The domestic stock market averages started April on a positive note and on Thursday, the S&P 500 index achieved its longest winning streak in over a year.
Taking a bit further look back, Bespoke Investment Group noted this week that it’s now been 100 days since the major U.S. indexes bottomed in late December. Highlighted in the following table, Industrial and Technology names have led the average 22% gain in the S&P 500 since then, while healthcare stocks have lagged.
Source: Bespoke Investment Group
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