Session brief · Tuesday, December 20, 2016 close
Stocks edged higher. 1,625 rose, 738 fell — but consumer staples lagged.
8 of 11 sectors finished higher. Financials led at +0.95%; Consumer Staples lagged at -0.32%.
The biggest liquid gainer was Akebia Therapeutics (AKBA), up 19.4% in healthcare.
Among benchmarks, IWM (Russell 2000) did best at +0.85% and QQQ (Nasdaq-100) did worst at +0.38%.
Market breadth
2,439 common stocks · previous-session close▲ 1,625 advancing (66.6%)76 unchanged▼ 738 declining (30.3%)
Sectors, cap-weighted
| Sector | Change | Rising | Falling |
|---|---|---|---|
| Financials | +0.95% | 323 | 74 |
| Industrials | +0.79% | 192 | 58 |
| Consumer Discretionary | +0.76% | 256 | 86 |
| Materials | +0.74% | 111 | 52 |
| Technology | +0.61% | 195 | 98 |
| Communication Services | +0.39% | 47 | 11 |
| Utilities | +0.15% | 46 | 33 |
| Real Estate | +0.06% | 93 | 48 |
| Energy | −0.08% | 43 | 29 |
| Healthcare | −0.14% | 152 | 134 |
| Consumer Staples | −0.32% | 38 | 27 |
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Common stocks · $2+ · 500K+ shares · $100M+ market cap · previous-session close. Changes compare the Dec 20, 2016 close with Dec 19, 2016; stocks with unexplained price jumps are excluded.