S&P 500 Movers | Winners: CIEN, DLTR, SNDK | Losers: MOS, CF, CRWD

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On Monday, March 16, all major indices rose in unison — the S&P 500 rising 1.01%, the Dow 30 rising 0.83%, and the Nasdaq 100 rising 1.13%. The strength was widespread, though a few names underperformed.

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List of S&P 500 Winners

The following table shows the list of 10 stocks that generated the highest returns on the last trading day:

# Ticker Company Name 1-D
Returns
YTD
Returns
1 CIEN Ciena 7.9% 55.6%
2 DLTR Dollar Tree 6.4% -7.0%
3 SNDK SanDisk 6.3% 196.4%
4 NCLH Norwegian Cruise Line 5.1% -11.1%
5 WDC Western Digital 5.1% 66.2%
6 CMG Chipotle Mexican Grill 4.8% -7.9%
7 UAL United Airlines 4.2% -19.3%
8 TER Teradyne 4.1% 54.2%
9 MDLZ Mondelez International 4.1% 6.2%
10 COIN Coinbase Global 4.0% -10.1%

List of S&P 500 Losers

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On the other hand, the following table shows the list of 10 stocks that generated the lowest returns:

# Ticker Company Name 1-D
Returns
YTD
Returns
1 MOS Mosaic -5.6% 15.8%
2 CF CF Industries -5.6% 59.0%
3 CRWD CrowdStrike -4.1% -9.6%
4 TECH Bio-Techne -4.0% -16.9%
5 IT Gartner -3.9% -36.5%
6 ULTA Ulta Beauty -3.5% -14.6%
7 TAP Molson Coors Beverage -3.5% -8.9%
8 LDOS Leidos -3.4% -6.9%
9 PSA Public Storage -2.7% 11.7%
10 ARES Ares Management -2.6% -38.7%

Why does this matter? Significant stock moves – up or down – deserve your attention. Sharp declines in fundamentally strong names can offer smart buying opportunities. And when momentum aligns with solid fundamentals, riding the trend can be highly rewarding. Among these stocks, we find CF Industries (CF) and Gartner (IT) attractive.

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