Investment Review №351. S&P 500 Hits New Highs
S&P 500 Hits New Highs
The benchmark's rise is being driven by interest in AI-infrastructure-related stocks, as well as hopes that the Fed will refrain from raising interest rates
S&P 500 Index as of August 7, 2026
| Ticker | Asset | Change over the week | Change over the month |
| SPY | S&P 500 | 3,51% | 3,42% |
| QQQ | NASDAQ100 | 5,09% | 1,92% |
| DIA | Dow Jones Industrial 30 | 2,92% | 2,11% |
| UUP | U.S. Dollar | -0,35% | -1,16% |
| FXE | Euro | 0,18% | 1,30% |
| XLF | Financials | 1,16% | 2,77% |
| XLE | Energy | -3,44% | 5,23% |
| XLI | Industrials | 2,97% | 1,54% |
| XLK | Technology | 7,25% | 5,56% |
| XLU | Utilities | -1,67% | -4,57% |
| XLV | Healthcare | 1,93% | 0,75% |
| SLV | Silver | 9,82% | 5,58% |
| GLD | Gold | 7,25% | 5,56% |
| UNG | Natural Gas | -3,18% | -17,18% |
| USO | Oil | -8,66% | 8,32% |
| VXX | VXX Index | -4,38% | -6,32% |
| EWJ | Japan | 4,88% | 4,12% |
| EWU | UK | 0,48% | 3,20% |
| EWG | Germany | 2,73% | 4,68% |
| EWQ | France | 2,90% | 5,27% |
| EWI | Italy | 2,84% | 4,56% |
| GREK | Greece | 1,97% | 5,49% |
| EEM | BRICS | 2,42% | -0,12% |
| EWZ | Brazil | -3,57% | 2,02% |
| RTSI | Russia | -0,90% | -3,51% |
| INDA | India | 1,13% | 2,10% |
| FXI | China | -0,90% | 11,33% |