Session brief · Thursday, December 29, 2016 close
Stocks finished flat. 1,289 rose, 1,076 fell — and real estate bucked the tape.
6 of 11 sectors finished higher. Real Estate led at +1.08%; Consumer Discretionary lagged at -0.79%.
The biggest liquid gainer was Goldgroup Mining (GORO), up 18.6%.
Among benchmarks, IWM (Russell 2000) did best at +0.09% and QQQ (Nasdaq-100) did worst at -0.14%.
Market breadth
2,452 common stocks · previous-session close▲ 1,289 advancing (52.6%)87 unchanged▼ 1,076 declining (43.9%)
Sectors, cap-weighted
| Sector | Change | Rising | Falling |
|---|---|---|---|
| Real Estate | +1.08% | 132 | 15 |
| Utilities | +1.03% | 68 | 16 |
| Consumer Staples | +0.51% | 53 | 14 |
| Materials | +0.36% | 77 | 88 |
| Healthcare | +0.07% | 158 | 131 |
| Technology | +0.02% | 170 | 122 |
| Industrials | −0.02% | 126 | 119 |
| Communication Services | −0.09% | 25 | 32 |
| Energy | −0.35% | 20 | 53 |
| Financials | −0.51% | 139 | 248 |
| Consumer Discretionary | −0.79% | 190 | 151 |
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Common stocks · $2+ · 500K+ shares · $100M+ market cap · previous-session close. Changes compare the Dec 29, 2016 close with Dec 28, 2016; stocks with unexplained price jumps are excluded.