The strongest performing Basic Materials company in Arizona was Senestech Inc. (SNES:NAQ), dropping 96.9 percent to sell at $0.673.
Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co. (RS:NYQ) fared the worst among Arizona companies, suffering a 100 percent drop to $181.29.
Among Scottsdale companies, Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co. (RS:NYQ) saw the biggest fall in value of 100 percent in the week ending Aug. 6.
The Health Care sector was the week’s best-performing sector on the market. The market is divided into 10 different sectors.
Energy was the worst-performing sector.
Healthcare and technology stocks are viewed as the safest bets for long-term gains.
Besty Kuekcer with Benzinga.com said healthcare-related stocks, such as hospital conglomerates and insurance companies, have weathered numerous economic crises and still make a profit, suggesting that they are generally a stable investment.
While technology stocks can be more risky, given the boom-bust nature of new tech companies, Kuecker recommended a diverse portfolio of tech companies to strike it big when companies succeed or sell to other larger companies.
For short-term investments, Kuecker recommended “consumer discretionary” stocks, which are sensitive to economic changes but can rise greatly on the back of a strong economy.
Nothing in this article is to be assumed as financial advice.
Individual companies can have several different types of shares across many stock markets. It is possible for different types of shares to see different results on the market.
| Sector | % Change | Highest Positive Change | Largest Negative Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Care | 4.4% | 143,143,607.6% | -100.0% |
| Technology | 3.2% | 3,912,514.7% | -100.0% |
| Telecommunications | 3% | 47,837,671.4% | -100.0% |
| Consumer Staples | 2.2% | 229,976,977.4% | -100.0% |
| Industrials | 1.8% | 57,490,217.1% | -100.0% |
| Consumer Discretionary | 1.1% | 361,436,780.8% | -100.0% |
| Utilities | 0.7% | 277,599,107.1% | -100.0% |
| Basic Materials | -0.2% | 454,078,502.6% | -100.0% |
| Real Estate | -1.6% | 395,619,934.5% | -100.0% |
| Energy | -2.1% | 1,279,724,767.7% | -100.0% |