Session brief · Thursday, October 20, 2016 close
Stocks edged lower. 1,396 fell, 928 rose — and healthcare bucked the tape.
9 of 11 sectors finished lower. Healthcare led at +0.47%; Industrials lagged at -0.83%.
The biggest liquid gainer was Ceragon Networks (CRNT), up 21.8%.
Among benchmarks, QQQ (Nasdaq-100) did best at -0.12% and IWM (Russell 2000) did worst at -0.30%.
Market breadth
2,396 common stocks · previous-session close▲ 928 advancing (38.7%)72 unchanged▼ 1,396 declining (58.3%)
Sectors, cap-weighted
| Sector | Change | Rising | Falling |
|---|---|---|---|
| Healthcare | +0.47% | 178 | 102 |
| Materials | +0.13% | 68 | 93 |
| Utilities | −0.02% | 31 | 49 |
| Energy | −0.15% | 32 | 40 |
| Real Estate | −0.19% | 54 | 89 |
| Financials | −0.20% | 135 | 237 |
| Technology | −0.30% | 123 | 170 |
| Communication Services | −0.39% | 19 | 39 |
| Consumer Staples | −0.56% | 7 | 58 |
| Consumer Discretionary | −0.82% | 113 | 227 |
| Industrials | −0.83% | 76 | 171 |
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Common stocks · $2+ · 500K+ shares · $100M+ market cap · previous-session close. Changes compare the Oct 20, 2016 close with Oct 19, 2016; stocks with unexplained price jumps are excluded.