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.

On May 18, 2026, market data reveals a pronounced sector rotation, signaling a decisive shift from technology and materials toward traditional energy, professional services, and defensive healthcare. A significant capital exodus is evident in technology hardware and industrial components. Semiconductors, Computer Hardware, and Electronic Components all posted sharp declines, with Electrical Equipment plunging over 6 percent. Similarly, industrial and precious metals, including Copper, Silver, and Uranium, face aggressive sell-offs, alongside persistent weakness in Solar and Renewable Utilities. This indicates mounting risks for high-beta tech, clean energy, and commodity-linked cyclical assets, suggesting investors are taking profits off recent highs. Conversely, capital is rotating rapidly into conventional energy and corporate services. Oil and Gas Drilling surged 4.47 percent, supported by widespread gains across the Integrated and Equipment sub-sectors, presenting a robust emerging opportunity. Infrastructure Operations led the broader market with an impressive 6.8 percent gain. We are also witnessing strong bullish momentum in corporate and human capital services. Consulting Services advanced 4.4 percent, Staffing and Employment gained 3.7 percent, and Specialty Business Services rose 3.4 percent. This signals that institutions are betting heavily on corporate operational spending and labor market stability. Furthermore, defensive healthcare segments are capturing rotational inflows, highlighted by a 6.5 percent spike in Pharmaceutical Retailers and solid gains in Medical Devices. In summary, the May 18 tape flashes a clear warning for tech hardware, green energy, and raw materials. The immediate opportunity lies in following the smart money into traditional oil and gas, corporate professional services, and defensive healthcare. Investors should consider mitigating risks in highly cyclical tech and metals while aligning portfolios with this new service and energy-driven momentum.

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Industry
30 days %
2026-05-12
2026-05-13
2026-05-14
2026-05-15
2026-05-18
5-Day Trend
Building Products & Equipment
7.69%
-1.46%+0.40%+1.64%-2.90%-1.31%
Biotechnology
1.79%
+0.98%+0.69%-0.33%-2.94%-2.45%
Medical Care Facilities
-0.59%
+2.08%-0.04%+0.59%-1.32%+0.08%
Restaurants
-1.72%
+0.52%-0.98%+0.16%+0.49%+1.20%
Gold
-6.97%
-0.62%-0.88%-2.00%-6.97%-0.10%
Lodging
5.07%
-0.19%-0.46%+0.75%-0.05%+0.85%
Consulting Services
-8.52%
-1.15%-3.83%-0.89%+1.20%+4.43%
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Banks - Regional
-0.76%
-0.66%-1.64%+1.23%-1.54%+0.65%
Credit Services
5.27%
+0.49%-1.73%+0.74%+0.62%+1.49%
Specialty Industrial Machinery
3.35%
-1.08%-0.12%+0.42%-2.35%-1.31%
Oil & Gas Equipment & Services
12.84%
+1.67%+0.04%+0.26%-0.55%+2.71%
Entertainment
0.29%
+1.12%-0.15%-0.21%-0.79%+1.86%
Communication Equipment
30.57%
-1.32%+3.14%+6.56%-0.59%-0.67%
Capital Markets
12.69%
+0.03%+0.83%+0.97%-1.84%-0.26%
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Integrated Freight & Logistics
3.23%
-1.23%-0.70%+1.00%+0.31%-1.23%
Metal Fabrication
6.52%
-0.95%+1.50%-0.82%-3.93%-1.32%
Packaged Foods
-7.29%
+0.23%-1.30%-0.53%-0.80%+0.83%
Software - Infrastructure
17.61%
-1.39%-0.11%+1.73%+1.77%+0.45%
Semiconductor Equipment & Materials
18.23%
-2.49%+2.36%+0.78%-3.98%-3.23%
Airlines
2.36%
-0.97%-0.62%+1.21%-2.88%+0.90%
Drug Manufacturers - Specialty & Generic
-2.77%
+0.43%+0.62%-0.58%-1.28%+0.29%
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Medical Devices
-6.27%
+2.54%-0.31%+0.83%-0.43%+2.97%
Advertising Agencies
19.76%
+0.27%+13.39%-2.24%-0.65%+3.28%
Farm Products
1.95%
+0.60%+0.77%-1.49%-1.04%+1.28%
Steel
24.78%
-1.81%+1.58%-0.24%-3.37%+0.44%
Tobacco
16.19%
+3.12%+1.45%+1.88%-1.01%+1.20%
Electronic Gaming & Multimedia
2.52%
+0.75%+1.14%+1.18%-1.24%+1.70%
Auto Manufacturers
10.63%
-2.03%+2.88%+0.16%-4.02%-2.70%
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REIT - Mortgage
0.01%
-0.69%-0.82%-0.31%-1.47%-0.03%
Health Information Services
0.14%
+0.01%-1.17%+0.11%-1.23%+1.09%
Shell Companies
8.90%
-0.50%+0.61%+1.00%+0.07%-0.74%
Packaging & Containers
-5.10%
-0.70%-0.92%-0.33%-4.06%+0.60%
Utilities - Renewable
8.20%
-0.67%-2.05%+1.67%-3.40%-2.73%
Building Materials
-2.81%
-0.92%-1.66%-0.33%-3.54%+0.36%
Banks - Diversified
5.52%
+0.67%-0.75%+0.31%-0.65%+1.06%
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Education & Training Services
-1.80%
+0.03%+0.70%-0.80%-1.43%+1.35%
Telecom Services
-4.65%
+0.35%-0.83%-0.20%-1.95%+1.35%
Insurance - Specialty
4.33%
-0.55%-1.29%+0.78%+0.30%+2.65%
Personal Services
1.58%
+0.29%-0.54%+0.83%+0.03%+2.05%
Luxury Goods
-7.55%
-1.76%-0.05%-1.12%-1.23%+0.89%
Auto & Truck Dealerships
-29.67%
-2.79%-3.51%+0.44%-3.28%-0.57%
Specialty Chemicals
1.53%
-0.23%+0.17%-0.77%-1.75%+0.20%
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Oil & Gas Midstream
4.76%
+1.36%+0.50%+1.66%+0.38%+1.01%
Software - Application
7.89%
-1.44%-2.78%+1.45%+2.28%+2.35%
Real Estate Services
-1.64%
-1.82%-0.59%-4.02%-1.24%+0.06%
Semiconductors
37.73%
-1.47%+1.79%+2.99%-4.13%-1.62%
Footwear & Accessories
-0.96%
-0.76%-0.49%+0.49%-0.94%+1.64%
Chemicals
-1.58%
+1.36%-0.47%-1.11%-0.65%-0.64%
Pharmaceutical Retailers
26.31%
-2.56%+0.82%-1.27%-1.00%+6.58%
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Engineering & Construction
20.01%
-1.63%+0.14%+0.91%-2.10%-3.93%
Security & Protection Services
2.06%
-0.44%+0.17%+0.80%-2.30%+2.72%
Utilities - Independent Power Producers
-8.50%
-1.77%-3.62%+0.65%-3.09%-1.98%
Electronic Components
20.07%
-0.80%+1.30%+1.42%-4.52%-4.07%
REIT - Diversified
4.76%
-0.37%-1.17%-0.70%-0.35%+1.84%
Auto Parts
3.60%
-0.51%+0.21%+0.71%-3.22%+0.12%
Computer Hardware
48.26%
-2.68%+0.33%+0.02%-1.56%-3.50%
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Conglomerates
-0.04%
-0.23%+0.63%-0.34%-1.21%+2.45%
Farm & Heavy Construction Machinery
10.12%
-1.05%-1.20%+1.10%-3.04%-1.44%
REIT - Office
16.58%
+0.35%-0.32%+0.05%-1.55%+1.95%
Agricultural Inputs
-3.48%
+0.90%+0.04%-0.66%-0.44%-0.67%
Beverages - Wineries & Distilleries
11.85%
-1.08%-0.49%-0.14%+1.25%+2.44%
Information Technology Services
-5.90%
-1.51%-1.86%+0.77%+0.79%+2.76%
Asset Management
11.45%
+0.35%-0.80%+1.96%-2.07%-0.13%
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Textile Manufacturing
15.57%
+0.29%+2.18%+0.13%-4.14%+0.73%
Medical Instruments & Supplies
-1.67%
+1.83%-0.77%-0.09%-1.22%+2.54%
Household & Personal Products
1.56%
+0.75%-0.86%+0.10%-0.96%+0.93%
Apparel Retail
-7.68%
+0.56%-2.16%+0.60%-0.22%+0.80%
Specialty Business Services
4.17%
-0.27%-1.92%+0.12%+1.08%+3.48%
Internet Retail
19.55%
-0.92%+2.24%-1.32%-1.55%+0.26%
Electrical Equipment & Parts
38.58%
-0.98%+1.26%+1.97%-3.50%-6.18%
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Insurance Brokers
-4.09%
+0.42%-2.42%+2.14%+0.84%+3.33%
Publishing
1.39%
+0.36%-0.85%-0.91%-0.69%+3.44%
Utilities - Regulated Electric
-3.77%
+0.20%-0.72%+0.46%-2.73%+0.65%
Healthcare Plans
34.81%
+3.51%+1.52%-0.88%-1.31%-0.11%
Pollution & Treatment Controls
5.03%
-0.96%-0.87%+1.51%-2.04%+1.03%
Insurance - Property & Casualty
3.09%
+0.53%-1.08%+1.04%+0.82%+2.01%
Trucking
8.74%
-2.47%-0.27%+6.01%+0.78%+0.08%
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Marine Shipping
10.82%
+0.28%-0.79%+0.51%-0.63%+0.73%
Resorts & Casinos
-2.48%
-1.35%-0.26%-0.77%+0.59%-0.20%
Utilities - Regulated Gas
-2.04%
+0.44%-0.50%+0.73%-1.99%+1.00%
Recreational Vehicles
13.32%
-1.79%-0.11%+2.12%-2.83%-1.26%
Furnishings, Fixtures & Appliances
-5.58%
-0.66%-2.35%+1.48%-2.46%+0.26%
Paper & Paper Products
-12.17%
-0.40%-2.32%-0.02%-3.83%+1.74%
Real Estate - Development
-2.57%
-2.74%-0.77%-0.64%-1.84%+1.15%
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Other Industrial Metals & Mining
12.34%
+0.74%+1.71%-2.10%-4.66%-0.89%
Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing
5.07%
-0.12%-1.61%+0.03%+2.12%+1.82%
Diagnostics & Research
-5.71%
+0.87%-1.92%-0.05%-1.84%+1.44%
Confectioners
0.74%
+0.75%+0.45%-1.47%-1.12%+2.18%
REIT - Hotel & Motel
15.61%
-0.33%-0.54%+0.28%-1.30%+2.71%
Financial Data & Stock Exchanges
1.55%
-0.02%-0.92%+0.19%-0.77%+2.10%
Aerospace & Defense
-1.50%
-0.04%+0.08%-0.40%-3.03%+1.73%
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Internet Content & Information
24.92%
-0.46%+3.49%-0.25%-0.84%-0.12%
Solar
25.75%
-2.04%+5.86%+3.00%+3.07%-3.68%
Specialty Retail
-4.38%
-0.75%-0.77%+0.65%-1.76%+0.16%
Drug Manufacturers - General
-0.83%
+1.70%+1.32%-0.41%-1.16%-0.04%
Utilities - Regulated Water
-25.32%
-0.43%-1.06%-0.31%-2.17%+1.13%
Scientific & Technical Instruments
14.07%
-1.02%+1.77%+0.37%-3.58%-1.74%
Other Precious Metals & Mining
-5.13%
-0.16%+1.35%-4.45%-7.91%-1.85%
Sponsored
REIT - Industrial
7.30%
-0.14%-1.25%-0.05%-2.13%+1.31%
Rental & Leasing Services
20.43%
-0.35%-1.41%+1.11%-2.57%-1.38%
Oil & Gas E&P
-1.86%
+1.30%-0.04%+0.81%+2.49%+1.34%
Industrial Distribution
2.55%
-0.64%-0.41%+1.09%-2.22%-0.54%
Business Equipment & Supplies
9.62%
+0.14%-0.14%+0.17%-2.25%+1.58%
Electronics & Computer Distribution
26.84%
-1.74%+2.23%+1.18%-2.05%-0.41%
Copper
-1.14%
+3.35%+0.70%-1.74%-5.86%-3.21%
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Mortgage Finance
-11.29%
-0.13%-5.56%+2.55%-5.76%-1.97%
Apparel Manufacturing
-1.52%
-2.42%-0.99%+0.19%-1.82%+0.27%
Gambling
5.43%
-0.19%-0.30%+0.24%-1.19%+3.51%
REIT - Specialty
4.59%
-0.47%-1.27%-0.54%-1.42%+1.40%
Leisure
2.95%
-1.00%-0.83%+1.76%0.00%-0.20%
Oil & Gas Drilling
16.14%
+0.96%-0.56%+2.95%+1.93%+4.47%
Insurance - Diversified
6.70%
+0.10%-0.50%+0.78%+0.03%+1.82%
Sponsored
Insurance - Life
8.86%
+0.38%-0.33%-0.49%-0.24%+1.51%
Broadcasting
12.17%
-2.86%+0.40%+0.15%-0.80%+1.38%
REIT - Retail
3.65%
+0.79%-1.83%+0.67%-1.16%+1.07%
Coking Coal
-8.11%
+1.53%-3.72%+0.91%-1.73%-0.10%
Discount Stores
4.57%
+2.08%+0.84%+0.87%-0.35%+1.82%
REIT - Healthcare Facilities
7.22%
+1.24%+1.12%-0.78%-1.92%+0.15%
Real Estate - Diversified
-0.87%
-0.60%-0.48%+0.87%-1.31%+0.32%
Sponsored
Uranium
-3.96%
-3.22%-1.69%-2.44%-5.16%-2.67%
Beverages - Non-Alcoholic
4.10%
+1.19%-0.47%-0.08%+0.43%+0.72%
Residential Construction
-6.09%
-1.38%-1.25%+0.17%-3.36%+1.66%
Railroads
9.90%
+0.61%-0.41%+1.86%-0.62%+1.10%
Tools & Accessories
3.63%
-0.63%-0.82%-0.34%-3.06%-0.39%
Insurance - Reinsurance
3.84%
+0.11%-1.40%+0.45%+1.07%+1.74%
REIT - Residential
6.36%
-0.43%-0.03%-1.04%-1.44%+2.13%
Sponsored
Department Stores
-7.39%
-2.68%-0.80%-0.17%+0.53%-1.46%
Consumer Electronics
14.95%
+0.82%+1.43%-0.29%+0.67%-0.72%
Lumber & Wood Production
-2.70%
-0.79%-0.18%+1.32%-3.80%+1.36%
Travel Services
-2.41%
-0.39%-0.80%+0.33%-1.15%+0.16%
Waste Management
-4.12%
+1.44%+0.15%+1.76%+0.15%+1.70%
Beverages - Brewers
7.96%
+0.04%-0.69%+0.25%-0.32%+1.16%
Food Distribution
1.50%
+0.35%+0.74%-0.22%-1.09%+0.50%
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Thermal Coal
-15.96%
+0.58%-2.62%+1.43%-1.65%+0.71%
Staffing & Employment Services
11.01%
-1.39%-3.30%-0.52%+0.94%+3.76%
Oil & Gas Integrated
-0.92%
+0.69%-0.40%+0.47%+2.02%+2.35%
Utilities - Diversified
-4.22%
+0.58%-1.21%+0.73%-2.01%+0.48%
Home Improvement Retail
-7.93%
-0.44%-2.35%+0.83%-2.30%+0.53%
Airports & Air Services
8.09%
-1.15%+0.49%-1.16%-2.23%+1.36%
Financial Conglomerates
17.54%
+1.70%+0.67%-1.65%-0.92%+1.10%
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Grocery Stores
-3.12%
+0.67%+2.42%+0.42%-1.18%+3.13%
Medical Distribution
-10.43%
+0.76%+0.04%+2.41%+0.49%+1.90%
Aluminum
-5.62%
+2.42%+1.73%-3.41%-5.59%-0.57%
Infrastructure Operations
-8.52%
-12.61%0.00%-6.19%+4.95%+6.81%
Silver
-2.13%
+2.47%-0.24%-5.17%-9.62%-3.29%
Electric Utilities
0.00%
0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%
Investment Holding Companies
1.33%
0.00%+0.09%+0.09%0.00%+0.76%
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