U.S. stocks rebounded Dec. 2 with a bounce into the close from a widespread wipeout the day before. Investors were eager to buy the dip, as you can see from the list below.
On Dec. 2, the Dow Jones Industrial Average
DJIA,
rose 1.8%, reversing its 1.3% slide the previous day. The benchmark S&P 500 Index
SPX,
climbed 1.4%, following the previous session’s 1.2% slide. And the Nasdaq Composite Index
COMP,
was up 0.8%, partially making up for the previous day’s 1.8% decline.
On Dec. 2, 82% of S&P 500 stocks rose at least 1%, after 57% had fallen at least that much the day before.
Here’s a breakdown of percentage declines for the S&P 500 on Dec. 1:
| Percentage decline Dec. 1 | Number of stocks |
| 10% or more | 2 |
| 5.0% to 9.99% | 15 |
| 3.0% to 4.99% | 52 |
| 1.0% to 2.99% | 216 |
| Source: FactSet | |
And here’s a breakdown of percentage increases for Dec. 2:
| Percentage increase Dec. 2 | Number of stocks |
| 10% or ore | 1 |
| 5.0% to 9.99% | 36 |
| 3.0% to 4.99% | 151 |
| 1.0% to 2.99% | 220 |
| Source: FactSet | |
Investors rush in
For the following list, we rounded up to 5%. Among the S&P 500, 21 stocks fell at least 5% on Dec. 1, and 12 bounced back at least that much Dec. 2. The list is sorted by the Dec. 1 declines:
| Company | Ticker | Price decline – Dec. 1 | Price change – Dec. 2 | Price change – 2021 |
| Moderna Inc. |
MRNA, |
-11.9% | -2.9% | 188.6% |
| salesforce.com Inc. |
CRM, |
-11.7% | 3.9% | 17.4% |
| Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. |
NCLH, |
-8.8% | 7.7% | -24.7% |
| Fortinet Inc. |
FTNT, |
-8.1% | 2.6% | 110.8% |
| American Airlines Group Inc. |
AAL, |
-8.0% | 7.0% | 10.5% |
| Royal Caribbean Group |
RCL, |
-7.9% | 7.2% | -7.8% |
| Caesars Entertainment Inc. |
CZR, |
-7.8% | 8.4% | 21.2% |
| United Airlines Holdings Inc. |
UAL, |
-7.6% | 6.6% | -3.7% |
| ServiceNow Inc. |
NOW, |
-7.4% | 4.0% | 13.3% |
| Delta Air Lines Inc. |
DAL, |
-7.4% | 9.3% | -8.9% |
| Carnival Corp. |
CCL, |
-7.0% | 9.2% | -17.4% |
| Penn National Gaming Inc. |
PENN, |
-6.6% | 5.0% | -41.8% |
| Wynn Resorts Ltd. | WYNN | -6.1% | 8.2% | -27.1% |
| Advanced Micro Devices Inc. |
AMD, |
-5.8% | 1.1% | 64.3% |
| Etsy Inc. |
ETSY, |
-5.6% | -3.7% | 40.3% |
| CF Industries Holdings Inc. |
CF, |
-5.4% | 3.5% | 53.2% |
| Enphase Energy Inc. |
ENPH, |
-5.3% | -0.8% | 33.9% |
| Boeing Co. |
BA, |
-4.9% | 7.5% | -5.5% |
| Bath & Body Works Inc. |
BBWI, |
-4.7% | 4.1% | 147.9% |
| Alaska Air Group Inc. |
ALK, |
-4.7% | 7.0% | -4.8% |
| Las Vegas Sands Corp. |
LVS, |
-4.6% | 4.7% | -40.3% |
| Source: FactSet | ||||
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