Session brief · Wednesday, December 14, 2016 close
Stocks slipped. 1,903 fell, 473 rose — and technology bucked the tape.
10 of 11 sectors finished lower. Technology led at +0.55%; Energy lagged at -2.14%.
The biggest liquid gainer was Vericel (VCEL), up 57.7% in healthcare.
Among benchmarks, QQQ (Nasdaq-100) did best at -0.21% and IWM (Russell 2000) did worst at -1.25%.
Market breadth
2,448 common stocks · previous-session close▲ 473 advancing (19.3%)72 unchanged▼ 1,903 declining (77.7%)
Sectors, cap-weighted
| Sector | Change | Rising | Falling |
|---|---|---|---|
| Technology | +0.55% | 60 | 236 |
| Communication Services | −0.26% | 26 | 33 |
| Healthcare | −0.31% | 80 | 205 |
| Consumer Discretionary | −0.73% | 55 | 292 |
| Financials | −0.74% | 95 | 293 |
| Industrials | −1.08% | 56 | 190 |
| Consumer Staples | −1.21% | 6 | 61 |
| Materials | −1.43% | 27 | 137 |
| Real Estate | −2.02% | 13 | 135 |
| Utilities | −2.12% | 5 | 76 |
| Energy | −2.14% | 8 | 66 |
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Common stocks · $2+ · 500K+ shares · $100M+ market cap · previous-session close. Changes compare the Dec 14, 2016 close with Dec 13, 2016; stocks with unexplained price jumps are excluded.