Session brief · Friday, November 4, 2016 close
Stocks edged lower. 1,248 rose, 1,070 fell — and healthcare bucked the tape.
7 of 11 sectors finished lower. Healthcare led at +0.89%; Consumer Staples lagged at -1.49%.
The biggest liquid gainer was PTC Therapeutics (PTCT), up 19.3% in healthcare.
Among benchmarks, IWM (Russell 2000) did best at +0.64% and QQQ (Nasdaq-100) did worst at -0.35%.
Market breadth
2,408 common stocks · previous-session close▲ 1,248 advancing (51.8%)90 unchanged▼ 1,070 declining (44.4%)
Sectors, cap-weighted
| Sector | Change | Rising | Falling |
|---|---|---|---|
| Healthcare | +0.89% | 200 | 80 |
| Real Estate | +0.73% | 112 | 28 |
| Materials | +0.64% | 105 | 51 |
| Industrials | +0.04% | 136 | 105 |
| Technology | −0.18% | 137 | 150 |
| Financials | −0.24% | 164 | 221 |
| Communication Services | −0.26% | 30 | 29 |
| Utilities | −0.38% | 30 | 55 |
| Energy | −0.50% | 22 | 49 |
| Consumer Discretionary | −0.96% | 207 | 132 |
| Consumer Staples | −1.49% | 14 | 49 |
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Common stocks · $2+ · 500K+ shares · $100M+ market cap · previous-session close. Changes compare the Nov 4, 2016 close with Nov 3, 2016; stocks with unexplained price jumps are excluded.