Session brief · Wednesday, November 23, 2016 close
Stocks edged higher. 1,410 rose, 926 fell — but consumer staples lagged.
6 of 11 sectors finished higher. Industrials led at +0.58%; Consumer Staples lagged at -0.87%.
The biggest liquid gainer was Caleres (CAL), up 14.2% in materials.
Among benchmarks, IWM (Russell 2000) did best at +0.62% and QQQ (Nasdaq-100) did worst at -0.40%.
Market breadth
2,433 common stocks · previous-session close▲ 1,410 advancing (58.0%)97 unchanged▼ 926 declining (38.1%)
Sectors, cap-weighted
| Sector | Change | Rising | Falling |
|---|---|---|---|
| Industrials | +0.58% | 183 | 64 |
| Energy | +0.51% | 50 | 20 |
| Healthcare | +0.51% | 204 | 77 |
| Financials | +0.39% | 270 | 112 |
| Communication Services | +0.25% | 38 | 19 |
| Materials | +0.17% | 105 | 58 |
| Consumer Discretionary | −0.20% | 225 | 113 |
| Technology | −0.61% | 170 | 120 |
| Real Estate | −0.64% | 43 | 100 |
| Utilities | −0.64% | 18 | 66 |
| Consumer Staples | −0.87% | 18 | 49 |
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Common stocks · $2+ · 500K+ shares · $100M+ market cap · previous-session close. Changes compare the Nov 23, 2016 close with Nov 22, 2016; stocks with unexplained price jumps are excluded.