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The primary month of 2026 has flown by. The S&P 500 has returned 1.9% this yr by way of Thursday, with dividends reinvested. Right here’s a breakdown of how the 11 sectors of the large-cap U.S. benchmark index have carried out on the identical foundation:
The healthcare sector has been the second-worst performer partly as a result of shares of UnitedHealth Group UNH fell 20% on Tuesday, after the corporate mentioned it anticipated its income to say noand since the Facilities for Medicare & Medicaid Companies proposed a rise in reimbursement charges of solely 0.09% for 2027. Steve Goldstein and Jaimy Lee defined how CMS estimates have a tendency to vary earlier than they’re finalized.