Session brief · Tuesday, October 25, 2016 close
Stocks edged lower. 1,632 fell, 695 rose — and consumer staples bucked the tape.
9 of 11 sectors finished lower. Consumer Staples led at +0.34%; Materials lagged at -0.75%.
The biggest liquid gainer was Crane (CR), up 11.3% in materials.
Among benchmarks, DIA (Dow 30) did best at -0.26% and IWM (Russell 2000) did worst at -0.75%.
Market breadth
2,413 common stocks · previous-session close▲ 695 advancing (28.8%)86 unchanged▼ 1,632 declining (67.6%)
Sectors, cap-weighted
| Sector | Change | Rising | Falling |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consumer Staples | +0.34% | 31 | 34 |
| Utilities | +0.19% | 58 | 25 |
| Financials | −0.12% | 144 | 248 |
| Real Estate | −0.14% | 50 | 86 |
| Energy | −0.44% | 16 | 57 |
| Consumer Discretionary | −0.52% | 63 | 272 |
| Healthcare | −0.53% | 69 | 210 |
| Technology | −0.53% | 81 | 208 |
| Industrials | −0.55% | 49 | 194 |
| Communication Services | −0.71% | 11 | 49 |
| Materials | −0.75% | 42 | 116 |
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Common stocks · $2+ · 500K+ shares · $100M+ market cap · previous-session close. Changes compare the Oct 25, 2016 close with Oct 24, 2016; stocks with unexplained price jumps are excluded.