4A❚ FRIDAY, AUGUST 30, 2019❚ USA TODAY NEWS
AMERICA’S MARKETS
ALL THE MARKET ACTION IN REAL TIME
MARKETS.USATODAY.COMMARKET PERFORMANCE BY SECTOR
Sector Close Chg. 4wk^1 YTD^1
COMMODITIES
Commodities Close Prev. Chg. % Chg. % Y TDTOP 10 EXCHANGE TRADED FUNDS
ETF, ranked by volume Ticker Close Chg. % Chg %Y TDFOREIGN CURRENCIES
Currency per dollar Close Prev. 6 mo. ago Yr. agoFOREIGN MARKETS
Countr y Close Prev. Change %Chg. %Y TDTechnology 78.19 +0.07 -3.2% +26.2%
Consumer staples 60.77 +0.58 +2.3% +19.7%
Consumer discret. 118.52 +1.46 -1.8% +19.7%
Utilities 62.13 -0.17 +4.3% +17.4%
Industrials 74.18 +0.90 -4.7% +15.2%
Telecom 56.36 +0.19 -3.9% +12.3%
Financials 26.43 +0.24 -6.4% +11.0%
Materials 55.60 +0.43 -4.7% +10.1%
Health care 89.81 +0.65 -1.5% +3.8%
Energy 56.65 +0.80 -9.6% -1.2%
SPDR S&P500 ETF Tr SPY 288.89 +2.02 +0.7% +15.6%
VanE Vect Gld Miners GDX 30.41 -0.15 -0.5% +44.2%
SPDR Financial XLF 26.43 +0.24 +0.9% +11.0%
iShs Emerg Mkts EEM 39.44 +0.11 +0.3% +1.0%
iShares Silver Trust SLV 17.17 +0.14 +0.8% +18.3%
iShares Gold Trust IAU 14.73 -0.03 -0.2% +19.9%
US Oil Fund LP USO 11.64 +0.22 +1.9% +20.5%
iPath Sh Term Fut VXX 28.02 -0.65 -2.3% -40.4%
SPDR S&P O&G ExpPdtn XOP 21.25 +0.65 +3.2% -19.9%
iShares EAFE ETF EFA 62.42 ... ...% +6.2%Cattle (lb.) 1.05 1.05 unch. +0.3% -15.8%
Corn (bushel) 3.63 3.57 +0.06 +1.6% -3.3%
Gold (troy oz.) 1,537.80 1,541.00 -3.20 -0.2% +20.3%
Hogs, lean (lb.) .64 .63 +0.01 +0.4% +4.2%
Natural Gas (Btu.) 2.23 2.20 +0.03 +1.4% -24.1%
Oil, heating (gal.) 1.85 1.82 +0.03 +1.9% +9.8%
Oil, lt. swt. crude (bar.) 55.78 54.93 +0.85 +1.6% +22.8%
Silver (troy oz.) 18.30 18.14 +0.16 +0.9% +18.6%
Soybeans (bushel) 8.53 8.46 +0.07 +0.8% -3.4%
Wheat (bushel) 4.72 4.74 -0.02 -0.3% -6.2%British pound .8184 .8134 .7537.
Canadian dollar 1.3308 1.3287 1.3142 1.
Chinese yuan 7.1654 7.1623 6.6937 6.
Euro .9026 .9015 .8788.
Japanese yen 106.03 105.78 111.42 111.
Mexican peso 20.0864 20.0036 19.2853 19.Frankfurt 11,701.02 11,730.02 -29.00 -0.3% +10.8%
Hong Kong 25,615.48 25,664.07 -48.59 -0.2% -0.8%
Japan (Nikkei) 20,479.42 20,456.08 +23.34 +0.1% +2.3%
L o n d o n 7,114 .71 7, 0 8 9. 5 8 +2 5 .13 + 0. 4% + 5. 8 %
Mexico City 40,941.96 40,648.97 +292.99 +0.7% -1.7%DOW JONES INDUSTRIAL AVERAGE
SOURCE Morningstar, Dow Jones Indexes, The Associated PressS&P 500’S BIGGEST GAINERS
Company (ticker) Price $ Chg. % Chg. Y TD
Cimarex Energy (XEC) 41.60 +3.97 +10.6 -32.
Coty Inc (COTY) 9.33 +.53 +6.0 +42.
Diamondback Energy (FANG) 96.63 +4.26 +4.6 +4.
Halliburton (HAL) 18.00 +.69 +4.0 -32.
Natl Oilwell Varco (NOV) 19.17 +.71 +3.8 -25.
S&P 500’S BIGGEST LOSERS
Company (ticker) Price $ Chg. % Chg. Y TD
Autodesk Inc (ADSK) 140.08 -10.13 -6.7 +8.
Fortinet Inc (FTNT) 77.85 -3.01 -3.7 +10.
Ansys Inc (ANSS) 204.14 -6.90 -3.3 +42.
Adobe Inc (ADBE) 282.13 -7.32 -2.5 +24.
Everest Re Grp Ltd (RE) 239.51 -6.04 -2.5 +10.MARKET NOTEBOOK
Issues NYSE NASDAQ
Advancing 1,
Declining 746
Unchanged 95
Total 2,2,
870
156
3,
Issues at^61
New 52 Week High 90
New 52 Week Low 152159
Share Volume
Advancing 2,449,112,
Declining 523,507,
Unchanged 37,689,1,141,447,
398,900,
35,220,Tot a l 3,010, 3 0 9,181 1,575,568,+258.
Closing: 26,036.
Change: +1.0%
YTD % Chg: +11.6%S&P 500 • STANDARD & POOR’S+18.
Closing: 2,887.
Change: +.7%
YTD % Chg: +15.2%NASDAQ COMPOSITE+29.
Closing: 7,856.
Change: +.4%
YTD % Chg: +18.4%RUSSELL 2000+16.
Closing: 1,472.
Change: +1.2%
YTD % Chg: +9.2%News from across the USAALABAMABirmingham: The mayor
has vowed any graduate of the city’s
public schools will “have the opportu-
nity” to attend any in-state public
college for free starting next year.
ALASKAAnchorage: Dead salmon
have shown up in river systems
throughout the state this summer,
and the mortalities are likely linked
to warm water or low river water
levels, says Sam Rabung, director of
commercial fisheries for the Alaska
Department of Fish and Game.
ARIZONAPhoenix: Voters said “yes”
to expanding light rail transportation
in the nation’s fifth-largest city by
soundly saying “no” to a measure
that aimed to stop any more devel-
opment of the system, according to
unofficial returns.
ARKANSASLittle Rock: The governor
is forming a committee to promote
participation in the 2020 census.
CALIFORNIASacramento: Schools in
the state may soon allow parents to
administer medical marijuana to their
children on K-12 campuses. The Cali-
fornia Assembly approved a bill this
week that lets school boards decide.
COLORADODenver: A private securi-
ty guard who officials say accidental-
ly wounded a student during a school
shooting that left one teen dead
wasn’t supposed to be armed, The
Colorado Sun reports.
DELAWAREWilmington: Law en-
forcement will be conducting DUI
checkpoints throughout the state
over Labor Day weekend.
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIAWashing-
ton: Black golfers are hoping a fi-
nancial gift from NBA star Stephen
Curry to relaunch Howard Univer-
sity’s golf teams will spark a resur-
gence in the sport at historically
black colleges and universities.
FLORIDABartow: A prosecutor says
he is dropping criminal charges
against an estranged couple known
after the wife’s arrest for taking two
guns from the husband’s apartment
and turning them over to the police.
GEORGIAAtlanta: Residents near
two plants in Marietta and Covington
that have emitted toxic gas say
they’re furious that the government
did not alert the public about a feder-
al report on potential health dangers.
HAWAIIHilo: Hawaiian Volcano Ob-
servatory officials have started a
search for a new site. The previous
observatory in Hawaii Volcanoes
National Park was abandoned due to
earthquake damage.
IDAHOBoise: Officials are increasing
logging on state lands by more than
30% and plan to build a seed orchard
to plant replacement trees.
ILLINOISJonesboro: Snake Road is
closing to cars so snakes and am-
phibians can cross without getting
run over. The Southern Illinoisan
reports that the road winding through
the Shawnee National Forest will
close to vehicles beginning Sunday.
INDIANAVincennes: A replica of an
early Confederate flag has been re-
moved from a flagpole near a Civil
War monument after an official says
“misunderstandings” kept it flying.
IOWAWaterloo: A public radio sta-
tion founded to serve black listeners
is seeking help to stay on the air.
Officials at Afro-American Communi-
ty Broadcasting Inc. told the Water-
loo-Cedar Falls Courier they need
$100,000 quickly to handle overdue
payments for KBBG-FM 88.1.
KANSASKansas City: A $1.45 mil-
lion proposed settlement has been
reached with inmates whose con-
versations with lawyers were taped
at Leavenworth Detention Center.KENTUCKYLouisville: A Christian
theme park with a 500-foot-long
Noah’s Ark is not paying enough in
property taxes, the school board
says. Grant County’s board filed a
suit against the Ark Encounter after
losing an administrative appeal.LOUISIANASlidell:A basketball-
sized grapefruit has brought two
world records to a local couple,
Mary Beth and Doug Meyer.MAINEPortland: U.S. lobster ex-
ports to China have fallen off a cliff
this year as new retaliatory tariffs
bring pain to the seafood industry.
The loss of business has brought
layoffs to some Maine businesses.MARYLANDAnnapolis: The state
has narrowed the possibilities for a
potential new crossing over the
Chesapeake Bay to ease traffic con-
gestion to three areas near the cur-
rent twin spans of the Bay Bridge,
state officials announced Tuesday.MASSACHUSETTSBoston: Gun
safety advocates contend further
steps are needed in a state with
some of the toughest firearms laws
in the country. A legislative commit-
tee heard testimony Wednesday on
dozens of gun-related bills filed for
the current two-year session.MICHIGANPaw Paw: Officials have
reversed course and won’t cover up
courthouse paintings with nude
figures and bare-breasted women.MINNESOTAHanhassen:Prince’s
estate will take over management of
the late rock star’s Paisley Park
studio complex near Minneapolis.MISSISSIPPIJackson: Second-term
Lt. Gov. Tate Reeves has won the
Republican nomination for gover-
nor, setting up a November show-
down with Democrat Jim Hood, the
state’s four-term attorney general.MISSOURIJoplin:The Friends of
Camp Mintahama group is getting
ready to start raising money to pur-
chase a former Girl Scout camp near
the city for about $1.25 million.MONTANABillings: Environmental
officials are proposing approval of a
major expansion of the state’s larg-
est coal mine after it was recently
sold through a bankruptcy auction.NEBRASKANorth Platte: Students
returning to Mid-Plains Community
College campuses will find a new
tool to help with their emotional
health – and she’s furry. The college
has added Shenzi, a black Labrador
puppy, as the college’s therapy dog.NEVADALas Vegas: The Clark
County School District has gone to
court to stop a teacher’s union from
carrying out a threatened Sept. 10
strike if negotiators fail to agree on a
new contract.NEW HAMPSHIREConcord: The
state Fish and Game Department is
advising hikers and other outdoor
enthusiasts to stick to established
trails, wear blaze orange clothing
and make some noise as they move
about to keep safe as fall hunting
season begins Sunday.NEW JERSEYTrenton: The gover-
nor has signed a bill ensuring voters
who got mail-in ballots in 2017 and
2018 will get them for future elec-
tions unless they opt out.NEW MEXICOSanta Fe: State econ-
omists have revised upward fore-
casts for government income amid
surging oil and natural gas produc-
tion, giving lawmakers greater lee-
way as they begin crafting a spend-
ing plan for the coming fiscal year.NEW YORKAlbany: A state law that
took effect Wednesday softens pen-
alties for possessing small amounts
of marijuana and creates a process
for erasing certain past offenses.NORTH CAROLINARaleigh: The
state’s Transportation Department
is looking for volunteers to remove
trash along roads for next month’s
Adopt-A-Highway Fall Litter Sweep.NORTH DAKOTABismarck: Agricul-
tural officials say help is available
for millions of dollars in crop dam-
age caused by blackbirds each year.
OHIOCleveland: A state tourism
bureau says a record-breaking
19.2 million people visited Greater
Cleveland in 2018.OKLAHOMAOklahoma City: The
Oklahoma Second Amendment Asso-
ciation is challenging efforts to put on
hold a new permitless carry law until
voters weigh in on the issue.OREGONCascade Locks: The Wah-
clella Falls Trail, one of the most pop-
ular hikes in the Columbia River
Gorge, has reopened almost two
years after the Eagle Creek Fire.PENNSYLVANIAHarrisburg: State
prison officials are planning to close
the at-capacity Retreat prison.RHODE ISLANDProvidence: The
state has approved tax credits to lure
a third major offshore wind company.SOUTH CAROLINAHilton Head Is-
land:The island’s leaders are moving
toward banning long shovels and
large holes in the sand to protect sea
turtles and beachgoers.
SOUTH DAKOTARapid City: Federal
regulators are holding a three-day
hearing through Friday on a uranium
mine proposal that could help resolve
a long-running dispute over the po-
tential impact on places of Native
American cultural, historical and
religious significance.
TENNESSEEMemphis: A prominent
member of the sanitation workers
union whose historic strike drew the
Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. to the city
has died, close friends said Tuesday.
Baxter Leach was 79.TEXASAustin: Oscar-winning actor
Matthew McConaughey will join the
University of Texas as a professor
this fall, teaching in the university’s
Department of Radio-Television-
Film. He has been a visiting instruc-
tor since 2015.UTAHEden: A proposed heliport at
the Powder Mountain ski resort is
raising concerns about environmen-
tal impact and other issues.
VERMONTBurlington: University of
Vermont police officers are investi-
gating what they describe as “bias-
motivated vandalism” on campus,
with stickers and posters tied to the
Patriot Front group.VIRGINIAVirginia Beach: Three
months after a city employee killed 12
people in a mass shooting, the city
manager resigned Wednesday follow-
ing criticism from victims’ family
members and others about his re-
sponse to the rampage.WASHINGTONRidgefield: Work is
underway to improve pedestrian
access to a unit of the Ridgefield Na-
tional Wildlife Refuge. The Columbi-
an reports work began this summer
on the project, estimated to cost
$3 million to $5 million.WEST VIRGINIACharleston: Secre-
tary of State Mac Warner says his
office hopes to see at least 100 voter
registration drives next month, for
National Voter Registration Month.
WISCONSINPark Falls: More accu-
rate weather forecasts could depend
on each blade of grass, leaf and pine
needle in a small, dense area in the
Chequamegon-Nicolet National For-
est. University of Wisconsin-Madison
researchers and students are trying
to figure out how trees and other
vegetation affect the atmosphere and
influence weather.WYOMINGLaramie: The University
of Wyoming has set new minimum
score requirements on college en-
trance exams for students with GPAs
of 2.5 to 2.99 to be admitted.
From USA TODAY Network and
wire reportsHIGHLIGHT: CONNECTICUT
Inmate Michael Hudson dances with his kids at a family event Monday.APEnfield: The state is changing the way it handles visits between prisoners and
their children. The reintegration center at the Willard-Cybulski prison in Enfield
is one of five sites in a pilot program called Family Connections, designed to help
inmates become better parents both behind bars and once they are released. The
inmates are taking parenting classes, and guards are receiving training on how
to interact with children to create a more welcoming environment. The prison’s
visiting room is undergoing a makeover to allow contact visits and will now in-
clude toys and games. On Monday night, the prison hosted a family dance.