Session brief · Wednesday, December 21, 2016 close
Stocks edged lower. 1,523 fell, 839 rose — and consumer staples bucked the tape.
7 of 11 sectors finished lower. Consumer Staples led at +0.34%; Real Estate lagged at -1.17%.
The biggest liquid gainer was Twilio (TWLO), up 15.6% in technology.
Among benchmarks, QQQ (Nasdaq-100) did best at -0.07% and IWM (Russell 2000) did worst at -0.65%.
Market breadth
2,445 common stocks · previous-session close▲ 839 advancing (34.3%)83 unchanged▼ 1,523 declining (62.3%)
Sectors, cap-weighted
| Sector | Change | Rising | Falling |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consumer Staples | +0.34% | 29 | 35 |
| Communication Services | +0.27% | 26 | 31 |
| Energy | +0.07% | 38 | 36 |
| Materials | +0.04% | 64 | 102 |
| Utilities | −0.02% | 28 | 54 |
| Consumer Discretionary | −0.10% | 125 | 215 |
| Technology | −0.18% | 91 | 198 |
| Financials | −0.28% | 133 | 261 |
| Industrials | −0.44% | 86 | 164 |
| Healthcare | −0.61% | 94 | 192 |
| Real Estate | −1.17% | 25 | 120 |
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Common stocks · $2+ · 500K+ shares · $100M+ market cap · previous-session close. Changes compare the Dec 21, 2016 close with Dec 20, 2016; stocks with unexplained price jumps are excluded.