The S&P 500 experienced a decline of 0.5% today, marking a 0.89% drop over the past five days. However, the index has shown resilience with a 2.57% increase over the last 30 days. In the large-cap sector, Intel Corp. emerged as the top performer with an impressive return of 8.87%, while MicroStrategy, Inc. struggled, posting a return of -6.99%.
In the mid-cap category, Charter Communications, Inc. led with a return of 2.73%, whereas Jabil, Inc. faced challenges with a return of -6.69%. The small-cap segment saw Centrus Energy Corp. shine with a remarkable return of 13.11%, while CarMax, Inc. faced significant losses, returning -20.07%.

Overall market breadth was negative, with 990 stocks advancing compared to 3,049 declining, resulting in an advance-decline ratio of 0.32. The large-cap stocks had 71 advancing against 162 declining, while mid-cap and small-cap stocks reported similar trends with ratios of 0.33. As the market navigates these fluctuations, investors are keenly awaiting upcoming earnings reports from several companies, including KNOT Offshore Partners LP and Moving iMage Technologies, set to be announced soon.