Over the past week, the S&P 500 Index experienced a modest decline of 0.31%. Among the sectors, Energy stood out with the strongest performance, gaining 3.92%, while Utilities followed with a solid increase of 2.19%, and Real Estate saw a slight uptick of 0.07%.
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In contrast, most sectors posted losses, with Materials suffering the steepest drop at 2.19%, Consumer Staples declining by 1.79%, Health Care falling 1.30%, Communication Services decreasing 1.04%, Financials slipping 0.72%, Consumer Discretionary dropping 0.70%, Industrials edging down 0.35%, and Technology showing a minimal decrease of just 0.03%. Bitcoin fell -2% while Ethereum dropped nearly -3.5% on fears the Fed will not cut rates as much as expected.
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Xcel Energy Inc (XEL) led with a 9.94% increase. NextEra Energy Inc (NEE) followed closely at 6.71% up, while Sempra (SRE) advanced 6.48%, and NiSource Inc (NI) climbed 5.58%. Halliburton Co (HAL) topped the list with an 11.55% surge. EQT Corporation (EQT) gained 9.90%, Texas Pacific Land Corporation (TPL) rose 9.05%, and Devon Energy Corp (DVN) increased 8.92%.