Session brief · Thursday, December 8, 2016 close
Stocks edged higher. 1,694 rose, 692 fell — but communication services lagged.
8 of 11 sectors finished higher. Financials led at +0.94%; Communication Services lagged at -0.42%.
The biggest liquid gainer was Universal Technical Institute (UTI), up 39.1% in consumer discretionary.
Among benchmarks, IWM (Russell 2000) did best at +1.57% and QQQ (Nasdaq-100) did worst at +0.18%.
Market breadth
2,456 common stocks · previous-session close▲ 1,694 advancing (69.0%)70 unchanged▼ 692 declining (28.2%)
Sectors, cap-weighted
| Sector | Change | Rising | Falling |
|---|---|---|---|
| Financials | +0.94% | 346 | 65 |
| Energy | +0.81% | 57 | 15 |
| Materials | +0.61% | 111 | 51 |
| Real Estate | +0.54% | 111 | 35 |
| Healthcare | +0.45% | 191 | 90 |
| Technology | +0.41% | 200 | 93 |
| Industrials | +0.28% | 176 | 74 |
| Utilities | +0.27% | 64 | 19 |
| Consumer Discretionary | −0.35% | 235 | 106 |
| Consumer Staples | −0.36% | 35 | 31 |
| Communication Services | −0.42% | 41 | 19 |
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Common stocks · $2+ · 500K+ shares · $100M+ market cap · previous-session close. Changes compare the Dec 8, 2016 close with Dec 7, 2016; stocks with unexplained price jumps are excluded.