Session brief · Thursday, November 12, 2026 close

Stocks edged lower. 3,744 fell, 1,273 rose — and energy bucked the tape.

9 of 11 sectors finished lower. Energy led at +1.44%; Materials lagged at -1.52%.

The biggest liquid gainer was Exascale Labs Holdings (XLAB), up 118.3% in technology.

Among benchmarks, QQQ (Nasdaq-100) did best at -0.32% and IWM (Russell 2000) did worst at -1.64%.

64 stocks worth $300M+ closed at new highs and 87 at new lows; 44 traded at least three times their usual volume.

Written from 5,138 common stocksSource: Massive / Polygon daily aggregatesHow the brief is written
Market breadth
5,138 common stocks · previous-session close
▲ 1,273 advancing (24.8%)121 unchanged▼ 3,744 declining (72.9%)

Sectors, cap-weighted

SectorChangeRisingFalling
Energy+1.44%8540
Utilities+0.36%5367
Technology−0.03%175441
Consumer Discretionary−0.26%108433
Consumer Staples−0.47%2788
Financials−0.55%233529
Real Estate−0.71%34187
Healthcare−1.09%137694
Industrials−1.13%87319
Communication Services−1.51%20101
Materials−1.52%49204

Benchmarks

FundCloseChange
SPYS&P 500757.12−0.35%
QQQNasdaq-100688.17−0.32%
IWMRussell 2000278.44−1.64%
DIADow 30522.47−0.38%

64 new highs · 87 new lows · 44 on unusual volume

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Common stocks · $2+ · 500K+ shares · $100M+ market cap · previous-session close. Changes compare the Nov 12, 2026 close with Nov 11, 2026; stocks with unexplained price jumps are excluded.