S&P 500 close — Friday, 17 April 2026

S&P 500 closed up 1.29%

S&P 500 treemap for Friday, 17 April 2026: each company sized by market capitalisation and coloured by its move that day

S&P 500 movers — April 17, 2026

Of the 501 companies tracked in the S&P 500, 394 rose and 105 fell, with 2 unchanged. Industrials led the day at +1.81%, while Energy lagged at -2.88%.

Top gainers · S&P 500

RCL Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. +7.34%
UAL United Airlines Holdings, Inc. +7.12%
CCL Carnival Corporation Ltd. +6.99%
CVNA Carvana Co. +6.98%
DLTR Dollar Tree, Inc. +6.00%
BLDR Builders FirstSource, Inc. +5.48%
IFF International Flavors & Fragran +5.30%
COHR Coherent Corp. +5.19%

Top losers · S&P 500

LYB LyondellBasell Industries NV -11.98%
DOW Dow Inc. -10.82%
NFLX Netflix, Inc. -9.72%
CF CF Industries Holdings, Inc. -9.65%
ALB Albemarle Corporation -8.29%
VLO Valero Energy Corporation -7.48%
APA APA Corporation -5.70%
MPC Marathon Petroleum Corporation -5.55%

By sector

Industrials +1.81%
Technology +1.66%
Real Estate +1.52%
Healthcare +1.47%
Consumer Discretionary +1.46%
Communication Services +1.43%
Financials +0.80%
Consumer Staples +0.78%
Materials +0.58%
Utilities -0.42%
Energy -2.88%

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