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US Stock Market Sector Analysis – May 2026

24 sectors, 68 tickers, tracked daily. Click any date to read the analysis.

Up (S&P 500 +0.1% or more)
Down (S&P 500 fell 0.1% or more)
Flat (within ±0.1%)
Market Closed

Each trading day is colored by the S&P 500 (SPY) close-to-close change: green for gains of +0.1% or more, red for losses of −0.1% or more, yellow for flat sessions within ±0.1%.

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Monthly Market Summary

In May 2026 the S&P 500 finished the month in a clear uptrend, logging 13 up days, five down days and two flat sessions across 20 trading days. Leadership came from technology-adjacent themes, with Cybersecurity (+39.0%), Infrastructure (+37.9%) and the Chip Supply Chain (+25.8%) delivering the strongest monthly gains. Defensive and cyclical pockets lagged, as Materials (-4.0%), Utilities (-5.8%) and Retail (-6.2%) finished as the weakest sectors. Overall market breadth was constructive, driven by strong sector-specific rallies that outweighed the modest declines at the bottom of the market.

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