Session brief · Wednesday, December 28, 2016 close
Stocks slipped. 1,962 fell, 416 rose.
11 of 11 sectors finished lower. Consumer Discretionary led at -0.17%; Technology lagged at -1.35%.
The biggest liquid gainer was NovaGold Resources (NG), up 4.8% in materials.
Among benchmarks, DIA (Dow 30) did best at -0.57% and IWM (Russell 2000) did worst at -1.02%.
Market breadth
2,454 common stocks · previous-session close▲ 416 advancing (17.0%)76 unchanged▼ 1,962 declining (80.0%)
Sectors, cap-weighted
| Sector | Change | Rising | Falling |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consumer Discretionary | −0.17% | 66 | 279 |
| Consumer Staples | −0.62% | 7 | 60 |
| Energy | −0.82% | 9 | 64 |
| Healthcare | −0.86% | 54 | 230 |
| Real Estate | −0.92% | 19 | 122 |
| Financials | −0.92% | 93 | 306 |
| Materials | −0.94% | 30 | 133 |
| Communication Services | −0.97% | 9 | 50 |
| Industrials | −1.00% | 29 | 225 |
| Utilities | −1.04% | 6 | 77 |
| Technology | −1.35% | 32 | 264 |
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Common stocks · $2+ · 500K+ shares · $100M+ market cap · previous-session close. Changes compare the Dec 28, 2016 close with Dec 27, 2016; stocks with unexplained price jumps are excluded.