Session brief · Thursday, December 22, 2016 close
Stocks edged lower. 1,558 fell, 799 rose — and energy bucked the tape.
7 of 11 sectors finished lower. Energy led at +0.73%; Materials lagged at -0.75%.
The biggest liquid gainer was Micron Technology (MU), up 12.7% in technology.
Among benchmarks, DIA (Dow 30) did best at -0.10% and IWM (Russell 2000) did worst at -1.27%.
Market breadth
2,452 common stocks · previous-session close▲ 799 advancing (32.6%)95 unchanged▼ 1,558 declining (63.5%)
Sectors, cap-weighted
| Sector | Change | Rising | Falling |
|---|---|---|---|
| Energy | +0.73% | 41 | 31 |
| Utilities | +0.20% | 52 | 31 |
| Consumer Staples | +0.18% | 25 | 41 |
| Communication Services | +0.13% | 24 | 33 |
| Healthcare | −0.03% | 101 | 180 |
| Real Estate | −0.05% | 63 | 75 |
| Technology | −0.24% | 86 | 206 |
| Financials | −0.24% | 158 | 233 |
| Industrials | −0.44% | 63 | 187 |
| Consumer Discretionary | −0.67% | 72 | 270 |
| Materials | −0.75% | 39 | 125 |
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Common stocks · $2+ · 500K+ shares · $100M+ market cap · previous-session close. Changes compare the Dec 22, 2016 close with Dec 21, 2016; stocks with unexplained price jumps are excluded.