Value of Carmel-based Financials company Merchants Bancorp (MBIN:NAQ) fell 12.4% on Oct. 4

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Value in Financials stocks fell 8.5 percent on Oct. 4 from the previous day.

The strongest performing Financials company in Indiana was Monument Circle Acquisition Corp. (MON:NAQ), sitting 448.7 percent higher to sell at $9.91.

OneMain Holdings Inc. (OMF:NYQ) fared the worst among Indiana companies, suffering a 93.2 percent drop to $32.97.

Among Carmel companies, CNO Financial Group Inc. (CNO:NYQ) saw the highest rise in value of 14 percent on Oct. 4.

The Consumer Staples sector was the daily best-performing sector on the market.

Financials 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.

Rank of stock market sectors on Oct. 4

Sector% ChangeHighest Positive ChangeLargest Negative Change
Consumer Staples71.1%19,090,802.2%-100%
Energy27.6%515,232,003.7%-100%
Health Care9.1%81,362,252.9%-100%
Utilities4.5%111,529,363.7%-99.9%
Technology4.4%261,803,666.1%-100%
Industrials0.4%101,860,944.9%-100%
Real Estate-4.6%90,652,560.8%-100%
Telecommunications-6.3%6,243,665.7%-81.8%
Consumer Discretionary-8.3%117,012,813.6%-100%
Basic Materials-8.5%116,376,427.5%-100%
Financials-8.5%201,009,525.7%-100%

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