Indexes & sectors

The S&P 500: where the benchmark closed and why, its futures, records and pullbacks, the funds that track it (SPY, VOO, IVV) and the stocks joining and leaving it.

The Dow: the 30 blue chips' day, Dow futures, records and the companies driving the average.

The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite and Nasdaq-100: their moves, futures, corrections and records, and the QQQ funds that track them.

Small-cap stocks: the Russell 2000 and S&P 600, the IWM fund, and how smaller companies trade against the big benchmarks.

Wall Street's fear gauge: the Cboe Volatility Index, volatility spikes and sell-offs, and the funds that trade volatility.

World stock markets together: the MSCI World and All Country indexes, global equity funds, and the day across Asia, Europe and the Americas.

The Toronto Stock Exchange: the S&P/TSX Composite's day, Bay Street's movers, and the Canadian companies listed there.

Stocks in Brazil, Mexico, Argentina, Chile and the rest of Latin America: the Bovespa, the IPC, the Merval and the region's currencies' pull on them.

Europe's stock markets: the STOXX 600 and Euro STOXX 50, Germany's DAX, France's CAC 40, Spain, Italy, the Netherlands and Switzerland.

Stock markets of the Gulf, Israel, Egypt and Africa: Saudi Arabia's Tadawul, Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Qatar, Tel Aviv, the JSE, Nigeria and Kenya.

Tech stocks as a sector: chipmakers, software, AI and the megacaps, the Select Sector SPDR (XLK) and the semiconductor funds.

Bank, insurer and broker stocks: the big Wall Street banks, regional lenders, card companies and the Financial Select Sector SPDR (XLF).

Health care stocks: drugmakers, biotech, insurers, hospitals and device makers, and the Health Care Select Sector SPDR (XLV).

Oil, gas and energy stocks: the majors, shale producers, refiners and oilfield services, and the Energy Select Sector SPDR (XLE).

Industrial stocks: aerospace and defense, airlines, railroads and truckers, machinery and the Industrial Select Sector SPDR (XLI).

What people buy when they choose to: retailers, automakers, homebuilders, restaurants, travel and luxury, and the XLY fund.

The everyday-goods companies: food, drinks, household products, tobacco and the big grocers, and the Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR (XLP).

Power and water companies' stocks: electric utilities, independent power producers, the AI power-demand trade and the Utilities Select Sector SPDR (XLU).

Miners, metals, chemicals and building materials: gold and copper miners, steel, lithium and rare earths, and the Materials Select Sector SPDR (XLB).

Real estate stocks: REITs of every kind -- offices, data centers, towers, warehouses, malls -- and the Real Estate Select Sector SPDR (XLRE).

Telecom, media and internet stocks: Alphabet and Meta, Netflix and Disney, the phone carriers, and the Communication Services Select Sector SPDR (XLC).