Stock Performance Across Industries

The metric of stock performance across industries is calculated based on the market-cap-weighted average price change of all listed stocks within each industry on the most recent trading day.

Market Analysis for 2026-04-09 On April 9, 2026, the broader market exhibited positive large-cap-driven momentum, with the baseline weighted average advancing 1.23 percent. However, the underlying data reveals a distinct sector rotation away from high-multiple software into cyclical, tangible asset, and defensive sectors. Emerging Opportunities and Sector Rotation A clear rotation into physical assets and hardware is underway. Semiconductor Equipment and Materials demonstrated exceptional strength, surging 3.13 percent on April 9 after an 8.45 percent gain the prior day, signaling robust and sustained capital inflows. Cyclical sectors are also catching bids, with Apparel Manufacturing climbing 2.59 percent, Aluminum adding 2.07 percent, and Building Products rising 1.99 percent. Simultaneously, investors are seeking defensive yield. Regulated Water Utilities spiked 2.81 percent, while Hotel and Motel REITs gained 2.70 percent. This suggests a barbell approach where market participants balance high-growth semiconductor hardware with stable, income-generating defensives. Potential Risks Significant risk is currently concentrated in traditional energy, agriculture, and software. Coal is facing acute selling pressure, with Coking Coal plunging 3.92 percent and Thermal Coal down 2.41 percent. Agricultural Inputs also showed severe weakness, dropping 3.39 percent. Furthermore, a notable divergence is occurring within the technology sector. While semiconductor equipment thrives, software is facing aggressive distribution. Infrastructure Software and Application Software fell 2.54 percent and 1.83 percent respectively on April 9. This indicates a strict rotation out of software valuations to fund purchases in hardware and physical supply chains. Summary The April 9 data highlights a market favoring hardware, cyclicals, and select defensives over software and fossil fuels. Investors should consider the momentum in semiconductor equipment and building materials while monitoring the downside risks associated with vulnerable software and coal equities.

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Industry
30 days %
2026-04-02
2026-04-06
2026-04-07
2026-04-08
2026-04-09
5-Day Trend
Furnishings, Fixtures & Appliances
348.28%
-0.87%+1.86%-1.75%+5.79%+1.66%
Shell Companies
4.98%
+0.47%+0.10%-0.09%+0.87%+2.68%
Software - Application
-1.66%
+0.24%+0.65%-1.03%+3.99%-3.73%
Drug Manufacturers - Specialty & Generic
7.49%
-0.77%-0.62%-0.90%+2.35%-0.02%
Biotechnology
1.37%
+1.05%+0.41%+0.14%+2.05%+0.77%
Engineering & Construction
2.21%
-0.40%-0.11%-0.35%+4.93%+1.60%
Asset Management
-5.90%
-0.05%-0.27%-0.13%+3.40%-0.12%
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Information Technology Services
-1.68%
+1.99%-0.35%-0.43%-0.25%-2.44%
Specialty Industrial Machinery
-1.20%
-1.00%+0.70%+0.39%+5.22%+1.76%
Credit Services
-1.68%
+0.34%+1.30%-0.42%+2.57%-0.11%
Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing
12.47%
+0.87%+0.36%+0.84%-4.21%-2.63%
Education & Training Services
6.53%
-0.52%+1.03%-0.92%+0.87%-1.02%
Oil & Gas E&P
10.79%
+1.53%+0.66%+0.71%-4.43%-1.72%
Auto & Truck Dealerships
-0.72%
+0.35%+0.96%+0.60%+4.25%-1.24%
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Specialty Chemicals
-0.74%
+0.19%-0.43%-0.55%+2.91%-0.14%
Advertising Agencies
608.42%
+2.07%+2.53%+0.85%+1.21%+0.19%
Grocery Stores
3.39%
+2.45%+1.13%-0.36%-1.86%-0.61%
Electronic Components
0.36%
+1.17%-0.75%+1.35%+7.45%+2.23%
Electrical Equipment & Parts
8.64%
+0.17%+2.43%+0.81%+6.78%+3.30%
Semiconductor Equipment & Materials
1.61%
-1.78%+0.42%+0.68%+9.02%+3.07%
Apparel Manufacturing
-0.93%
-1.31%+2.20%-1.23%+6.65%+2.47%
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Internet Retail
6.31%
-0.47%+1.39%+0.05%+3.52%+4.32%
Aerospace & Defense
-1.90%
-0.34%+1.62%-0.92%+3.69%-0.09%
Other Industrial Metals & Mining
-5.39%
+0.01%-0.39%+0.34%+4.68%-0.49%
Building Materials
-5.71%
-1.41%+0.89%-0.79%+6.11%+1.00%
Semiconductors
-0.55%
+0.52%+0.57%+1.41%+4.30%+1.18%
Banks - Regional
-3.38%
-0.41%+1.02%-0.10%+4.35%+1.04%
Specialty Business Services
-4.14%
+1.32%-0.34%-0.95%+1.67%-0.55%
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Real Estate - Development
-5.37%
-0.22%+1.20%-1.50%+4.14%+1.09%
Pollution & Treatment Controls
-4.33%
0.00%+0.87%-0.09%+3.21%+0.20%
Oil & Gas Midstream
4.89%
+0.87%+0.44%+0.93%-1.15%-0.82%
Medical Instruments & Supplies
-6.86%
-1.35%+0.19%-0.20%+2.49%-0.91%
Farm & Heavy Construction Machinery
1.42%
-0.90%+0.32%+0.27%+6.15%+1.86%
Restaurants
-3.91%
+0.55%+1.84%-0.99%+1.74%+0.40%
Diagnostics & Research
-3.03%
+0.27%-0.20%-0.04%+2.13%-1.15%
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Communication Equipment
14.54%
+3.81%+0.19%+0.81%+4.76%-0.59%
Leisure
-2.09%
+0.52%+1.34%-1.13%+3.75%+0.64%
Waste Management
3.36%
+1.87%-0.50%-0.35%-0.82%+0.46%
Medical Devices
-8.33%
+0.42%-0.02%-0.37%+2.09%-0.87%
Insurance Brokers
0.16%
+0.94%+0.92%-1.07%+1.92%-1.09%
Software - Infrastructure
-4.06%
+1.22%-0.10%+0.20%+0.05%-1.89%
Integrated Freight & Logistics
-3.26%
+0.44%-0.39%-0.21%+3.26%+0.50%
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Entertainment
22.62%
+1.87%+0.17%-0.08%+1.53%+1.49%
Insurance - Specialty
-2.59%
+0.68%+1.45%-0.05%+2.17%+0.48%
Oil & Gas Integrated
10.69%
+1.34%+0.70%+0.39%-3.80%-0.54%
Health Information Services
-2.41%
-0.01%+0.25%-0.91%+1.58%-2.54%
Insurance - Property & Casualty
-0.68%
+0.91%+0.30%+0.19%+1.56%+0.56%
Lodging
1.22%
-0.42%+1.09%-1.70%+5.12%+1.45%
Household & Personal Products
-12.99%
-0.90%+0.37%-1.35%+3.07%+1.06%
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Internet Content & Information
-0.34%
-0.17%+0.67%+1.52%+4.26%+1.01%
Auto Parts
-3.38%
-1.29%+0.44%-1.10%+3.71%+1.30%
Rental & Leasing Services
-1.40%
-0.13%+1.77%+0.87%+4.38%+1.58%
Airports & Air Services
-7.19%
+1.44%-0.90%-2.16%+4.55%-0.64%
Apparel Retail
5.33%
-0.56%+0.97%-2.32%+2.99%+1.84%
Banks - Diversified
-0.07%
-0.33%+0.71%+0.41%+4.08%+0.48%
Scientific & Technical Instruments
4.28%
+0.91%+0.53%+0.65%+6.01%+0.92%
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Telecom Services
-3.33%
-0.26%-0.67%+0.01%-0.14%+0.01%
REIT - Retail
-1.53%
+0.65%-0.07%+0.77%+1.14%+1.49%
Capital Markets
39.22%
+0.49%+0.47%+0.50%+4.67%+0.17%
Utilities - Renewable
4.12%
-0.22%-0.04%+0.66%+3.35%+2.09%
Electronic Gaming & Multimedia
-3.45%
+1.10%-1.14%+0.17%+0.16%-0.93%
Specialty Retail
48.68%
-0.07%+1.34%-1.15%+1.65%+0.76%
Tobacco
-10.30%
+0.51%+1.20%-0.97%+1.82%-0.12%
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Consumer Electronics
-4.83%
+0.11%+1.06%-1.98%+2.14%+0.60%
Pharmaceutical Retailers
1535.57%
+0.10%+1.49%+1.12%+1438.02%-0.49%
Steel
-4.06%
-1.16%-0.45%+0.89%+7.15%+0.55%
Staffing & Employment Services
6.09%
+2.90%-0.90%-1.21%-0.98%+0.92%
REIT - Office
-9.23%
+0.56%+0.19%+0.89%+1.79%-1.09%
Industrial Distribution
2.79%
-0.52%+0.50%-0.56%+4.39%+1.94%
Infrastructure Operations
-28.40%
+1.84%+0.90%-3.59%+1.40%+1.83%
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Financial Data & Stock Exchanges
-1.12%
+1.74%+1.20%-0.41%+0.65%-2.53%
Oil & Gas Equipment & Services
5.49%
+0.47%+0.31%+1.53%+1.20%+0.48%
Real Estate - Diversified
-5.48%
+0.43%+0.83%-0.24%+1.59%+0.37%
Medical Care Facilities
28.95%
-0.22%+2.91%+1.46%+2.99%+0.77%
Utilities - Regulated Electric
0.70%
+0.73%-0.50%+0.25%+1.07%+0.98%
Marine Shipping
20.22%
+6.73%+0.67%-0.54%+2.36%-0.64%
REIT - Specialty
3.26%
+2.41%+1.25%-0.66%+1.74%+1.33%
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REIT - Residential
-4.31%
+1.50%-0.11%+0.13%+1.02%+0.01%
REIT - Hotel & Motel
0.46%
+0.43%+0.34%-0.37%+3.61%+1.90%
Real Estate Services
-6.69%
+0.73%+0.47%-0.05%+2.74%-0.97%
Auto Manufacturers
-13.71%
-3.74%-1.49%-1.40%+0.92%+0.20%
Agricultural Inputs
7.23%
+1.52%-0.22%+1.16%-1.97%-2.28%
Beverages - Non-Alcoholic
-5.76%
+0.61%+0.74%-1.77%+2.12%+1.41%
Solar
-8.64%
-4.12%-2.41%-1.10%+4.67%-2.32%
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Building Products & Equipment
-3.52%
-1.27%+0.65%-0.38%+4.89%+2.60%
Security & Protection Services
-6.42%
-0.03%-0.35%-0.32%+3.19%+0.42%
Lumber & Wood Production
-5.46%
-1.62%+0.36%-0.49%+4.59%+0.46%
Gambling
-4.42%
+2.55%-0.92%-0.80%+3.95%-4.13%
Electric Utilities
0.00%
0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%
Gold
-9.80%
-0.55%-0.55%+0.77%+3.33%+0.05%
Travel Services
-3.87%
-1.05%-0.80%-2.15%+6.49%-1.03%
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Trucking
7.82%
+0.28%+2.31%-0.93%+4.91%+0.37%
Drug Manufacturers - General
-3.40%
-0.72%-0.73%-0.68%+2.09%+0.22%
Confectioners
-3.75%
+1.13%+1.22%-1.12%+1.82%+0.62%
Healthcare Plans
4.16%
+1.23%+1.24%+6.50%+0.50%+0.12%
Aluminum
15.82%
-0.57%+0.20%+1.93%-0.01%+1.98%
REIT - Mortgage
-2.68%
+1.02%+0.28%-0.86%+2.44%+1.08%
Oil & Gas Drilling
10.50%
+2.09%-0.11%+2.49%-1.65%-1.69%
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Metal Fabrication
1.36%
-2.53%+0.65%-0.31%+6.85%+1.40%
Residential Construction
-10.35%
+0.23%+1.44%-3.39%+4.67%+0.99%
Packaged Foods
-8.73%
+0.71%+1.01%-1.20%+0.49%+0.32%
Beverages - Brewers
-1.60%
+0.49%+1.48%-0.70%+2.56%+1.91%
Footwear & Accessories
-22.35%
-1.67%+0.90%-2.45%+3.00%+2.53%
Insurance - Diversified
-0.83%
+0.60%+0.42%+0.18%+2.46%+0.33%
Luxury Goods
-2.86%
-2.01%+2.19%-2.22%+6.89%+1.35%
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Conglomerates
-3.45%
+0.16%-0.21%-1.05%+3.52%+1.22%
Railroads
-2.49%
+0.40%+0.40%+0.35%+1.98%+0.78%
Discount Stores
2.29%
+1.15%+0.76%-2.48%+3.09%+0.91%
Investment Holding Companies
0.40%
+0.19%0.00%-0.09%0.00%0.00%
Computer Hardware
19.40%
+1.54%+1.27%+2.27%+6.77%+0.97%
Airlines
-9.84%
-2.05%-0.21%-1.25%+7.14%-0.01%
Utilities - Regulated Water
5.50%
+0.97%-0.40%-0.66%+1.59%+2.75%
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Copper
-9.56%
-0.01%-0.52%-1.05%+7.47%+0.96%
Other Precious Metals & Mining
-13.69%
-0.30%-0.43%+0.16%+3.12%-0.05%
Business Equipment & Supplies
2.45%
+0.44%+0.37%+0.42%+0.28%+0.84%
Packaging & Containers
-9.86%
-3.21%+0.46%-0.92%+3.72%-1.38%
Textile Manufacturing
-0.36%
-2.93%+1.12%+0.65%+4.90%+1.69%
Insurance - Life
0.40%
+0.04%+0.56%-0.09%+2.90%-0.03%
Mortgage Finance
-10.79%
+3.34%+0.61%-3.02%+4.55%-0.87%
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Paper & Paper Products
-16.45%
-2.06%-1.82%-5.73%+2.40%+1.68%
Consulting Services
-1.76%
+1.63%+0.03%-0.65%-1.24%-2.17%
REIT - Diversified
-4.92%
+0.90%-0.24%+1.03%+0.46%+0.84%
Electronics & Computer Distribution
10.45%
-0.27%+2.16%+1.00%+3.42%+0.26%
Uranium
-6.93%
+1.00%-1.55%-1.02%+4.94%-0.66%
Resorts & Casinos
1.54%
+0.05%+0.65%-0.63%+1.64%0.00%
Insurance - Reinsurance
0.38%
+1.12%+0.91%+0.05%+1.56%+0.13%
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Tools & Accessories
-2.94%
-1.57%-0.13%+0.30%+4.80%+1.56%
Farm Products
7.35%
+0.79%-0.13%-1.14%+0.18%-0.86%
Chemicals
24.45%
+1.08%-1.29%+1.85%-2.92%-2.97%
Food Distribution
-7.99%
-0.92%+2.18%-0.89%+3.13%+0.28%
Utilities - Diversified
1.83%
+1.41%-0.88%+0.16%+1.08%+0.76%
Coking Coal
-3.99%
+4.25%-0.46%-2.13%-3.00%-4.70%
Thermal Coal
-4.37%
+2.23%-0.42%-2.66%-3.83%-4.83%
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REIT - Industrial
-2.23%
+0.75%-0.54%+0.32%+3.28%+0.65%
REIT - Healthcare Facilities
-1.75%
+1.68%-0.63%+0.74%+1.03%+0.87%
Broadcasting
574.15%
+4.10%+15.90%+2.53%-2.13%-0.50%
Medical Distribution
-8.34%
+1.48%-1.85%-0.04%+1.46%-0.02%
Personal Services
14.16%
+1.37%-0.09%-0.63%+1.26%+0.87%
Department Stores
-0.87%
-0.81%+0.91%-0.11%+2.68%+2.18%
Utilities - Regulated Gas
3.98%
+1.56%-0.41%+1.00%+1.12%+1.17%
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Home Improvement Retail
-8.68%
-2.33%+1.66%-2.17%+5.40%+1.24%
Utilities - Independent Power Producers
-11.05%
-0.14%-0.64%+1.48%+2.23%-1.33%
Beverages - Wineries & Distilleries
-8.56%
-1.70%+2.16%-1.09%+3.93%+1.85%
Recreational Vehicles
-7.95%
-0.03%+0.21%-0.36%+3.55%+1.89%
Financial Conglomerates
-5.02%
-0.44%+0.04%+0.06%+4.18%-1.48%
Publishing
9.75%
+0.52%-0.31%+0.39%-0.52%-1.15%
Silver
-27.41%
-1.24%-1.17%-0.28%-0.61%-1.44%
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