The S&P 500 fell. A slight majority of U.S. stocks rose
On Friday, September 4, Apple, Microsoft and Tesla accounted for the S&P 500 fund SPY's 0.39% drop as 2,946 U.S. stocks advanced against 2,605 decliners.
Key takeaways
Apple subtracted 0.18 percentage points from the S&P 500 fund SPY at Friday's close, the largest hole in a 0.39% decline. Microsoft subtracted 0.12 percentage points and Tesla 0.09. Counted name by name, more U.S. stocks still finished higher than lower.
The S&P 500 versus 5,811 U.S. stocks
Of 5,811 U.S. common stocks listed on the NYSE, Nasdaq and NYSE American, 2,946 rose, 2,605 fell, and 260 were unchanged. That is 50.7% advancers, a slight majority. The count excludes ETFs, funds, foreign listings, and currency and crypto symbols.
The two S&P 500 constructions moved together. The Nasdaq-100 and small caps went the other way.
Both S&P 500 funds fell; Nasdaq-100 and small caps rose
Sixteen of the 20 mega-caps in the board fell, including Apple, Microsoft, Amazon, Alphabet, Tesla, Berkshire Hathaway, JPMorgan, and Walmart.
Apple fell 2.5%, Microsoft 2.0%, and Tesla 5.9%. Tesla's drop came after its Cybercab event, with a federal safety review of the vehicle reported the same session. Nvidia, the S&P 500's largest holding at 8.3% of SPY, rose 0.84% and added 0.07 percentage points, not enough to offset Apple.
Micron added more than the Nasdaq-100 gained
Micron, the memory-chip maker, rose 6.1% and added 0.29 percentage points to the Nasdaq-100 fund QQQ, more than the fund's entire 0.18% gain, and only 0.10 percentage points to SPY, where it weighs less. AMD rose 4.7%, Intel 4.5%, and SanDisk, the flash-memory company, 11.9%.
The small-cap fund IWM gained 0.26%, and the eight names that moved it most accounted for 0.01 percentage points of that rise. That is what a gain looks like when it is not a handful.
The read breaks if Monday's advancers fall to 45% or less of the 5,811-name universe, against Friday's 50.7%, while the S&P 500 falls again. Then the index and the market would be telling the same story.
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Frequently asked questions
If the index fell, how many stocks actually rose?
Of 5,811 U.S. common stocks, 2,946 rose and 2,605 fell, making advancers a slight majority at 50.7%.
Why did Tesla drop so much?
Tesla fell 5.9% after its Cybercab event, with a federal safety review of the vehicle reported the same session.
Did Nvidia help offset the decline?
Nvidia rose 0.84% and added 0.07 percentage points, not enough to offset Apple.
What would change this read?
If Monday's advancers fall to 45% or less of the 5,811-name universe while the S&P 500 falls again, the index and the market would be telling the same story.
