Session brief · Thursday, January 5, 2017 close
Stocks edged lower. 1,559 fell, 818 rose — and consumer discretionary bucked the tape.
7 of 11 sectors finished higher. Consumer Discretionary led at +1.98%; Financials lagged at -0.76%.
The biggest liquid gainer was Halozyme Therapeutics (HALO), up 18.0% in healthcare.
Among benchmarks, QQQ (Nasdaq-100) did best at +0.57% and IWM (Russell 2000) did worst at -1.15%.
Market breadth
2,452 common stocks · previous-session close▲ 818 advancing (33.4%)75 unchanged▼ 1,559 declining (63.6%)
Sectors, cap-weighted
| Sector | Change | Rising | Falling |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consumer Discretionary | +1.98% | 95 | 254 |
| Communication Services | +0.54% | 22 | 37 |
| Real Estate | +0.43% | 66 | 76 |
| Technology | +0.31% | 103 | 189 |
| Utilities | +0.16% | 37 | 42 |
| Healthcare | +0.14% | 104 | 181 |
| Consumer Staples | 0.00% | 23 | 43 |
| Materials | −0.01% | 51 | 113 |
| Industrials | −0.14% | 72 | 177 |
| Energy | −0.41% | 35 | 36 |
| Financials | −0.76% | 83 | 315 |
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Common stocks · $2+ · 500K+ shares · $100M+ market cap · previous-session close. Changes compare the Jan 5, 2017 close with Jan 4, 2017; stocks with unexplained price jumps are excluded.