The divergence between the headline index and its components is the widest since the 2000 dot-com crash, with the equal-weight S&P 500 on track for a seventh consecutive down week— a trend seen only in 2002 and 2022. Over the past 30 days, the number of constituents trading above their 200-day moving average fell by 26 percentage points, the sharpest drop since April 2025. While the capital-weighted index remained nearly flat during this period, the median stock in the S&P 500 declined 5%.
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S&P 500 Value Hits Record $71 Trillion despite Wide Stock Slump
US Markets15 days ago
Pre-market trading on October 6 saw the futures of the flagship U.S. equity benchmark climb to an unprecedented peak, driven by an expansion in the valuation of terms. The S&P 500's total market capitalization crossed $71 trillion as gains from Nvidia, Apple and Microsoft outweighed losses across most of the index. Only the technology and energy sectors among 11 broad groups have improved since mid-August, leaving 75% of all stocks in the index trading below their 50-day moving average and roughly 60% below their 200-day average.
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