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Broadening the Base
Despite recent declines upon renewed geopolitical concerns, the S&P 500® hit two all-time closing highs last week thanks to reduced expectations for a Fed rate hike after a soft jobs report and robust corporate earnings. One of the tailwinds of the market’s rally has been the broadening of performance beyond the mega cap hyperscalers,1 a…
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Why U.S. Sectors Matter to Europe
The first half of 2026 was notable for U.S. equity markets1 and was characterized by sharp sector performance reversals, particularly in S&P 500® Information Technology and S&P 500 Energy. Both sectors were up 20% YTD through Q2,2 but they took very different paths to get there. During the first quarter, Energy stocks had an outsized…
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S&P 500: America’s Benchmark
Cathy Clay, CEO of S&P Dow Jones Indices, and Lynn Martin, President of the NYSE Group, recently met on the trading floor of the New York Stock Exchange to discuss how the S&P 500 connects America’s past, present and future. Drawing on the index’s nearly 70-year legacy, they examine what has made the benchmark so iconic—its role…
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Regimes, Reversals and Risk
The S&P 500® gained 15% in Q2 2026, posting its best quarter since Q2 2020. The steady drumbeat of AI-related enthusiasm propelled the market upward despite numerous obstacles, including the war with Iran, rising inflation and fears of Fed rate hikes. However, the start of Q3 has been rocky, with a sharp sell-off in chipmakers,…
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New Tools for Tracking Sector Liquidity
How is index data helping market participants make more informed decisions at the sector level? S&P DJI’s Anu Ganti and Agatha Malinowski discuss how the new Sector Liquidity Monitor in the U.S. Sector Dashboard means investors can now get sector performance, factor exposure, fundamental metrics and liquidity all in one resource to inform sector strategy decisions.
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Measuring the Managers
The measurement of active manager performance versus benchmarks is not new. The earliest study dates back to more than 90 years ago, when Alfred Cowles found that “statistical tests of the best individual records failed to demonstrate that they exhibited skill, and indicated that they more probably were results of chance.”1 Forty years later, by…
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The Dow: 130 Years as the Original Index Icon
The Dow’s longevity has been earned through sustained attention to governance, methodology and relevance. Explore how this global index icon’s continued evolution helps it track a changing market.
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The Market Measure: In the Shadows of Giants
How has index concentration shifted historically and why might a diversified, cap-weighted benchmark like the S&P 500 already be tracking tomorrow’s market giants? S&P DJI’s Ben Vörös sits down with Tim Edwards to discuss Tim’s latest research, In the Shadows of Giants, and examine whether the dominance of a few large companies may be a signal of risk…
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130 Years of The Dow: Why It Still Matters to Asia-Pacific
How Wall Street’s Oldest Barometer Impacts Markets from Singapore to Seoul When Charles Dow published his first industrial average on May 26, 1896, Asia’s great stock exchanges had barely been born. Tokyo’s bourse was just 15 years old; Hong Kong’s exchange had yet to open its doors. Today, many Asian markets take cues from the…
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The Significance of Select Sectors to APAC
As investors across the globe have wrestled with the impact of AI on the U.S. tech sector, valuation concerns, inflation jitters and more, U.S. markets have underperformed their Pan Asian peers. The S&P 500® has trailed the S&P Pan Asia BMI by 8% YTD,1 however the tide may be turning. Thanks to optimism surrounding easing…
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