3 S&P sectors climbed this week — here are the stocks that rose and fell the most

By MarketWatch

The Chevron refinery in Pasadena, Texas. Chevron was the best-performing component of the Dow Jones Industrial Average for the week ended April 3. Bloomberg

Stocks ended the week with relatively moderate declines, considering the “new normal” of high volatility on most days of the coronavirus crisis. The week’s winners were mainly energy companies.

• The Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, -1.68% fell 361 points, or 1.7%, on Friday to close at 21,052.53. The index is down 2.7% from a week ago, down 28.8% from its closing high on Feb. 12 and down 26.2% so far in 2020. (All figures in this article exclude dividends.)

• The S&P 500 index SPX, -1.51% lost 1.5% Friday for a one-week decline of 2.1%. The benchmark index has now fallen 26.5% from its closing high on Feb. 19 and is down 23% so far in 2020. This year’s slump, of course, follows a 28.9% jump in 2019. Considering how quickly the COVID-19 pandemic led to 10 million in new unemployment claims in two weeks, you may be surprised that the S&P 500 is down only 13.4% from a year ago.

• The Nadaq Composite Index COMP, -1.52% was down 1.5% on Friday for a one-week decline of 1.7%. The index is down 24.9% from its record close on Feb. 19 and down 17.8% so far in 2020. The oil story After President Trump called Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and Russian President Vladimir Putin, Trump said on Thursday via Twitter that he expected the countries to cut oil production by 10 million barrels a day. The president is trying to help U.S. shale oil producers — who have relatively high production costs — survive the lack of demand, which has been exacerbated by production increases by Saudi Arabia and Russia. Myra Saefong explained that the U.S. will have to cooperate in an OPEC+ production cut in order for it to be effective.

West Texas Crude intermediate oil for May delivery CLK20, +14.53% ended Friday at $28.34 a barrel, for a 31.8% leap over the week.

The Dow 30

Here’s how the 30 components of the Dow Jones Industrial Average performed for the week, sorted from best to worst:

You can click on the tickers for more about each company, including the latest news coverage.

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S&P 500

Here are the 10 components of the S&P 500 that saw the greatest price increases for the week:

Here are the 10 S&P 500 stocks that declined the most this week:

Nasdaq

Here are the 10 components of the Nasdaq-100 Index NDX, -1.40% that rose the most for the week:

And here are the 10 NDX stocks that fell the most:

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