First-Half Performance Derby

Here's how some notable performers did in the first half of 2021:

Best-performing sector – Energy +47.6%
Worst-performing sector – Utilities +3.6%
Best-performing S&P 500 stock – Marathon Oil +112.4%
Worst-performing S&P 500 stock – Viatris -21.9%
Best-performing DJIA stock – Goldman Sachs +42.7%
Worst-performing DJIA stock – Verizon Communications -4.2%
Best-performing market worldwide – Austria +23.1% (in USD)
Worst-performing market worldwide – Turkey -19.3% (in USD)
Best-performing commodity – Lean Hogs +86.4%
Worst-performing commodity – Cocoa -9.3%
Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index -1.6%
10-Year U.S. Treasury Yield +0.530 percentage point
Cboe Volatility Index (VIX) -30.4%
WTI Crude Oil +51.4%
U.S. Dollar +2.8%
Bitcoin +19.4%