Session brief · Wednesday, November 2, 2016 close
Stocks slipped. 1,748 fell, 588 rose.
11 of 11 sectors finished lower. Consumer Staples led at -0.20%; Consumer Discretionary lagged at -1.68%.
The biggest liquid gainer was NovoCure Limited (NVCR), up 21.8% in healthcare.
Among benchmarks, DIA (Dow 30) did best at -0.43% and IWM (Russell 2000) did worst at -1.27%.
Market breadth
2,411 common stocks · previous-session close▲ 588 advancing (24.4%)75 unchanged▼ 1,748 declining (72.5%)
Sectors, cap-weighted
| Sector | Change | Rising | Falling |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consumer Staples | −0.20% | 19 | 46 |
| Industrials | −0.43% | 79 | 165 |
| Communication Services | −0.61% | 16 | 44 |
| Financials | −0.72% | 73 | 314 |
| Energy | −0.82% | 7 | 63 |
| Healthcare | −0.84% | 78 | 204 |
| Materials | −0.86% | 44 | 118 |
| Utilities | −1.44% | 6 | 78 |
| Real Estate | −1.44% | 30 | 113 |
| Technology | −1.51% | 70 | 221 |
| Consumer Discretionary | −1.68% | 123 | 211 |
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Common stocks · $2+ · 500K+ shares · $100M+ market cap · previous-session close. Changes compare the Nov 2, 2016 close with Nov 1, 2016; stocks with unexplained price jumps are excluded.