USA Today - 05.11.2019

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MARKET PERFORMANCE BY SECTOR
Sector Close Chg. 4wk^1 YTD^1

COMMODITIES

Commodities Close Prev. Chg. % Chg. % YTD

TOP 10 EXCHANGE TRADED FUNDS

ETF, ranked by volume Ticker Close Chg. % Chg %YTD

FOREIGN CURRENCIES

Currency per dollar Close Prev. 6 mo. ago Yr. ago

FOREIGN MARKETS

Country Close Prev. Change %Chg. %YTD

Technology 85.11 +0.44 +6.1% +37.3%
Industrials 81.15 +0.93 +7.9% +26.0%
Financials 29.37 +0.25 +7.5% +23.3%
Consumer discret. 121.71 +0.06 +2.5% +22.9%
Utilities 63.27 -0.82 -1.9% +19.6%
Consumer staples 60.56 -0.59 -0.6% +19.3%
Telecom 59.52 +0.43 +3.9% +18.6%
Materials 59.47 +0.46 +6.0% +17.7%
Health care 94.58 -0.29 +5.3% +9.3%
Energy 61.21 +1.93 +7.6% +6.7%

iShs Emerg Mkts EEM 4 3.65 +0.43 +1.0% +11.8%

SPDR S&P500 ETF Tr SPY 3 07.37 +1.23 +0.4% +23.0%

VanE Vect Gld Miners GDX 2 7.52 - 0.49 - 1.7% +30.5%

SPDR S&P O&G ExpPdtn XOP 2 2.91 +1.06 +4.9% - 13.6%

SPDR Financial XLF 2 9.37 +0.25 +0.9% +23.3%

iShs China Large Cap FXI 4 2.51 +0.51 +1.2% +8.8%

US Oil Fund LP USO 1 1.81 +0.12 +1.0% +22.3%

iPath Sh Term Fut VXX 1 8.90 +0.03 +0.2% - 59.8%

SPDR Energy XLE 6 1.21 +1.93 +3.3% +6.7%

SPDR Utility XLU 6 3.27 - 0.82 - 1.3% +19.6%

Cattle (lb.) 1 .20 1 .20 unch. +0.5% - 3.8%

Corn (bushel) 3 .83 3 .89 - 0.06 - 1.5% +2.2%

Gold (troy oz.) 1 ,508.00 1 ,508.00 unch. unch. +18.0%

Hogs, lean (lb.). 65. 64 +0.01 +0.1% +5.8%

Natural Gas (Btu.) 2 .82 2 .71 +0.11 +3.9% - 4.1%

Oil, heating (gal.) 1 .94 1 .93 +0.01 +0.4% +15.1%

Oil, lt. swt. crude (bar.) 5 6.54 5 6.20 +0.34 +0.6% +24.5%

Silver (troy oz.) 1 8.01 1 8.00 +0.01 +0.1% +16.7%

Soybeans (bushel) 9 .26 9 .24 +0.02 +0.1% +4.9%

Wheat (bushel) 5 .10 5 .16 - 0.06 - 1.2% +1.3%

British pound. 7764. 7730. 7597. 7715

Canadian dollar 1 .3150 1 .3146 1 .3427 1.

Chinese yuan 7 .0304 7 .0374 6 .7347 6.

Euro. 8988 .8958. 8934. 8774

Japanese yen 10 8.64 10 8.26 1 11.09 1 13.

Mexican peso 19.1905 19.1241 18.9572 20.

Frankfurt 13,136.28 12,961.05 +175.23 +1.4% +24.4%

Hong Kong 2 7,547.30 2 7,100.76 +446.54 +1.7% +6.7%

Japan (Nikkei) 2 2,850.77 2 2,850.77 ... ...% +14.2%

London 7,369.69 7,302.42 +67.27 +0.9% +9.5%

Mexico City 4 3,815.77 4 3,814.55 +1.21 ...% +5.2%

DOW JONES INDUSTRIAL AVERAGE

SOURCE Morningstar, Dow Jones Indexes, The Associated Press

S&P 500’S BIGGEST GAINERS
Company (ticker) Price $ Chg. % Chg. YTD
Cimarex Energy (XEC) 47.07 +3.09 +7.0 -23.
Pioneer Natural (PXD) 136.06 +8.50 +6.7 +3.
Devon Energy (DVN) 22.57 +1.40 +6.6 +.
Noble Energy Inc (NBL) 21.32 +1.30 +6.5 +13.
FedEx Corp (FDX) 164.84 +8.32 +5.3 +2.

S&P 500’S BIGGEST LOSERS

Company (ticker) Price $ Chg. % Chg. YTD

Under Armour Inc (UAA) 1 7.14 - 4.00 - 18.9 - 3.

Under Armour Inc C (UA) 1 5.44 - 3.47 - 18.4 - 4.

NVR Inc (NVR) 3 422.48 - 247.03 - 6.7 +40.

PulteGroup Inc (PHM) 3 8.15 - 1.88 - 4.7 +46.

Motorola Solutions (MSI) 160.59 -6.97 -4.2 +39.

MARKET NOTEBOOK

Issues NYSE NASDAQ

Advancing 1,

Declining 1,

Unchanged 91

Total 2,

1,

1,1 0 4

169

3 ,1 0 4

Issues at^224

New 52 Week High 207

New 52 Week Low 11

41

Share Volume

Advancing 2,716,530,

Declining 1,242,059,

Unchanged 4 1,706,

1, 3 8 5 ,16 7, 8 61

654,767,

39,808,

Total 4,000,296,435 2,079,743,

+114.

Closing: 27,462.

Change: +.4%

YTD % Chg: +17.7%

S&P 500 • STANDARD & POOR’S

+11.

Closing: 3,078.

Change: +.4%

YTD % Chg: +22.8%

NASDAQ COMPOSITE

+46.

Closing: 8,433.

Change: +.6%

YTD % Chg: +27.1%

RUSSELL 2000

+8.

Closing: 1,597.

Change: +.5%

YTD % Chg: +18.5%

News from across the USA

ALABAMAMonroeville: The court-
house linked to Harper Lee’s novel
“To Kill a Mockingbird” is receiving a
grant. Partners in Preservation says
the old Monroe County Courthouse is
receiving $125,000 to repair serious
structural problems in a wall.

ALASKAAnchorage: Leaders of the
state Senate majority and minority
say Attorney General Kevin Clarkson
is violating the state constitution by
not defending a law that encourages
construction firms to use Alaska
workers on state contracts.

ARIZONATucson: Voters will decide
Tuesday whether to designate Tuc-
son as the state’s only sanctuary city.

ARKANSASLittle Rock: North Little
Rock school district officials want to
make sure the city doesn’t forget the
past when it comes to the Ole Main
High School building, the Arkansas
Democrat-Gazette reports. The North
Little Rock School District plans to
form a task force to provide direction
to the Board of Education on how to
preserve the historic building.

CALIFORNIASan Francisco: The
start of the commercial Dungeness
crab season will likely be delayed to
Nov. 23to lower the risk of whales
getting entangled in fishing lines.

COLORADODenver: A legislative
committee formed in the wake of a
fatal shooting at a suburban school
has proposed five bills legislators
hope will make schools safer. The
Denver Post reports the bills would
reorganize the Safe2Tell anonymous
tip system and create a working
group to keep studying school safety.

CONNECTICUTHartford: The leader
of the Connecticut Conference of
Municipalitiessays officials are fac-
ing an “environmental crisis” of dis-
eased trees, warning the first signifi-
cant snowfall this year could bring
down hundreds across the state.

DELAWARENewark: The City Coun-
cil has approved a nearly $630,
request for video equipment for po-
lice, including 60 body cameras.

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIAWashing-
ton: The mayor and the D.C. Council
chair have nominated two people –
former federal transportation official
Stephanie Gidigbi and Lucinda Ba-
bers, a deputy mayor for infrastruc-
ture – to represent the city on the
regional transit authority board.

FLORIDAOrlando: A report recom-
mends a new board, inspector gener-
al and ethics standards for the scan-
dal-plagued Florida Virtual School.

GEORGIAAtlanta: A memorial ser-
vice was held Saturday to remember
the victims of the Atlanta child mur-
ders in the 1970s and 1980s.

HAWAIIHonolulu: An environmental
advocacy group has filed a lawsuit
against the U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service for what it says is a failure to
protect habitat for 14 endangered
species on Hawaii island.

IDAHOBoise: About 35,000 Idaho
residents have signed up for Medi-
caid under expanded coverage in the
first few days it’s been offered.

ILLINOISPeoria: Officials at Bradley
University are marking the first phase
of a $100 million new business and
engineering building. The Journal
Star reports officials dedicated the
building in a Friday ceremony.

INDIANAIndianapolis: A state legis-
lative panel is recommending that
the legal age for buying cigarettes be
raised from 18 to 21.

IOWAIowa City: The University of

Iowa has developed a temporary

card to allow students who lack

other forms of identification to vote

in Tuesday’s election.

KANSASTopeka: Abortion oppo-

nents pushing for a constitutional

amendment to ban the procedure in

the state are meeting resistance

from other anti-abortion groups

that say a personhood amendment

is not practical.

KENTUCKYGrand Rivers:Officials

say they’ve installed a riverbed bub-

bler and sound system in Barkley

Dam as an experimental and envi-

ronmentally friendly way to keep

invasive Asian carp from spreading.

LOUISIANALafayette:The Cajun

Navy 2016 volunteer group says it

has changed its name to Pinnacle

Search and Rescue to avoid confu-

sion with an organization whose

leader is accused of taking money

from a fundraiser for children.

MAINEPortland: Gun control ad-

vocates say they plan to keep push-

ing for tighter gun controls in the

state, despite the failure of a flurry

of proposals to move forward.

MARYLANDGermantown: A deci-

sion by a county executive to ban a

police station from displaying a

“thin blue line” flag is drawing criti-

cism from Gov. Larry Hogan.

MASSACHUSETTSWellfleet: A

marine biologist is reporting a sharp

rise in number of sunfish stranded

on Cape Cod beaches.

MICHIGANLansing:The state is

lowering or eliminating fees as-

sessed on medical marijuana users.

MINNESOTASt. Paul: An enterpris-

ing college student who drove

across the border to Iowa every

weekend to buy hundreds of Krispy

Kreme doughnuts that he then sold

to his own customers in this state

without a single franchise of the

storehas been warned by the con-

fectionary giant to stop.

MISSISSIPPIGlendora: Men carry-

ing a white nationalist flag were

caught trying to film in front of a

new memorial to lynching victim

Emmett Till on Saturday.

MISSOURICape Girardeau: The

Honorable Young Men Club is earn-

ing accolades from southeast Mis-

souri leaders and members of the

Legislature’s Black Caucus.

MONTANABillings: Figures from

the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analy-

sis indicate the state’s recreation

economy outpaces neighboring

Wyoming. The Billings Gazette re-

ports the analysis of 2017 data puts

Montana’s total outdoor recreation

value at $2.3 billion, compared to

$1.6 billion in Wyoming.

NEBRASKAOmaha: The Salvation

Army’s annual Tree of Lights cam-

paign is set to get underway in the

area Friday with the annual lighting

of metal Christmas trees in front of

American National Bank branches.

NEVADAReno: A new commander

has been chosen to lead Nevada’s

152nd Airlift Wing, also known as

the “High Rollers.” Col. Jacob Ham-

monsreplaced Col. Eric Wade dur-

ing a ceremony Saturday.

NEW HAMPSHIREConcord: Fifth

graders across the state are heading

to the polls this week to elect the

next “Kid Governor.”

NEW JERSEYTrenton: Nearly a

third of the state’s lawmakers also

work in other government jobs with

payments that raise ethical ques-

tions, an investigation finds.

NEW MEXICOCarlsbad: Members

of this arid state’s congressional

delegation are looking for ways to

combat water scarcity here and

across the West. U.S. Sen. Tom

Udall and other lawmakers last

week introduced the Western Water

Security Act of 2019.

NEW YORKNew York: Police Com-

missioner James O’Neill is retiring

after three years. A top deputy, Der-

mot Shea, will succeed him, Mayor

Bill de Blasio said Monday.

NORTH CAROLINARaleigh: A trea-

sure hunter who accuses the state

of misusing his images from Black-

beard’s flagship says he’ll ask for 10

times the damages he originally

sought, up to $140 million, now that

a state Supreme Court ruling has

come down in his favor.

NORTH DAKOTABismarck:State

wildlife officials say the number of

tags issued for this year’s deer hunt-

ing season, starting Friday, is up by

about 10,000.

OHIOColumbus: The Ohio Veterans

Hall of Fame will honor 20 veterans

at this year’s annual induction cere-

mony Thursday.

OKLAHOMAOklahoma City: More

than 400 inmates walked out the

doors of prisons across the state

Monday as part of what officials say

is the largest single-day mass com-

mutation in U.S. history.

OREGONSalem: A timber investment

firm is selling more than 3,000 acres

along the Columbia River that has

been used to grow poplar trees.

PENNSYLVANIAPittsburgh: After

four years of testing, the Pennsylva-

nia Turnpike says it plans to move

ahead with a $129 million project to

become a completely cashless toll

system in two years, eliminating

hundreds of jobs along the way.

RHODE ISLANDProvidence: Gun

safety advocates say they want the

state’s family court judges to require

more domestic abusers to surrender

their firearms.

SOUTH CAROLINACharleston: State

authorities are looking into the fi-

nances of Emanuel AME Church,

which received millions of dollars in

donations after a racist attack left

nine worshippers at a Bible study

dead in 2015.

SOUTH DAKOTASioux Falls: The

group Feeding South Dakota is

launching its yearly Thanksgiving

Meal Drive as the nonprofit aims to

help thousands of families who

couldn’t otherwise afford the holiday.

TENNESSEEAshland City: Neal Ry-

der, of Cheatham County, has grown

a whopping 22.6-pound sweet pota-

to, a possible state record.

TEXASSan Antonio: Two experi-

mental new hybrid versions of the

gnarly, spiked, fast-spreading mos-

quito tree are heading to a San Anto-

nio nursery where they’ll be propa-

gated. Specimens should be available

for purchase within a year.

VERMONTBennington: The Oli-

verian School, a private boarding

school in New Hampshire, has made

a bid to buy the former Southern

Vermont College.

VIRGINIARichmond: Little Sisters of

the Poor, a Catholic congregation of

religious women that serves the el-

derly, is leaving the state after 145

years as fewer women join the order.

WASHINGTONOlympia: State offi-

cials have been notifying voters of a

registration error that could affect

about 1,000 people attempting to cast

a ballot in the state election sched-

uled for Tuesday.

WEST VIRGINIACharleston: A wild-

life official says a monthlong series of

fall tours to see elk at Tomlin Wildlife

Management Area drew visitors from

eight other states.

WISCONSINMadison: The University

of Wisconsin-Madison is now using

rolling robots to deliver food.

WYOMINGCheyenne: Gov. Mark

Gordon says he is open to Wyoming

pursuing a nuclear waste storage

facility, though he doesn’t personally

believe it’s the best industry for the

state.

From USA TODAY Network and

wire reports

HIGHLIGHT: UTAH

Stacey Squire writes a message on the “chalkbus.” THE DAILY HERALD VIA AP

American Fork: A VW bus painted like a chalkboard is inspiring creativity and

bringing people together. No matter where he parks the “chalkbus,” Jonathan

Sherman says he comes back to find great new art adorning the sides. The Daily

Herald reports the bus inspired a documentary by Utah Valley University stu-

dents. Sherman also lets bands cram into the bus to play music while he drives

around town. The licensed marriage and family therapist says the bus seems to

provide a human connection people are missing. He takes it each year to the Out

of Darkness Suicide Prevention Walk in Salt Lake City.