Session brief · Friday, December 9, 2016 close
Stocks rose. 1,353 rose, 1,017 fell — but materials lagged.
9 of 11 sectors finished higher. Consumer Staples led at +1.42%; Materials lagged at -0.26%.
The biggest liquid gainer was Emergent Biosolutions (EBS), up 18.9% in healthcare.
Among benchmarks, QQQ (Nasdaq-100) did best at +0.78% and IWM (Russell 2000) did worst at +0.20%.
Market breadth
2,446 common stocks · previous-session close▲ 1,353 advancing (55.3%)76 unchanged▼ 1,017 declining (41.6%)
Sectors, cap-weighted
| Sector | Change | Rising | Falling |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consumer Staples | +1.42% | 57 | 10 |
| Technology | +1.33% | 146 | 154 |
| Healthcare | +1.02% | 174 | 107 |
| Energy | +0.66% | 38 | 33 |
| Utilities | +0.37% | 59 | 23 |
| Financials | +0.19% | 257 | 138 |
| Consumer Discretionary | +0.17% | 197 | 144 |
| Industrials | +0.12% | 135 | 118 |
| Communication Services | +0.07% | 24 | 35 |
| Real Estate | −0.03% | 71 | 73 |
| Materials | −0.26% | 79 | 85 |
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Common stocks · $2+ · 500K+ shares · $100M+ market cap · previous-session close. Changes compare the Dec 9, 2016 close with Dec 8, 2016; stocks with unexplained price jumps are excluded.