The broad markets experienced another down and increasingly volatile week last week as the Q2 earnings season continued to wrap up.  Eight of the 11 S&P 500 sectors finished lower this week. The energy sector was off the most or 3.9% even though oil rose 1% this week & the Financial sector was off 2.2% in line with the decline of the yield curve. The three sectors that moved higher were consumer staples up 1.6%, real estate up .3% and utilities up .5%.

July 2019 Monthly Market Update