Session brief · Friday, January 6, 2017 close
Stocks edged higher. 1,325 fell, 1,026 rose — but communication services lagged.
7 of 11 sectors finished higher. Consumer Discretionary led at +1.37%; Communication Services lagged at -0.77%.
The biggest liquid gainer was Pacira BioSciences (PCRX), up 17.3% in healthcare.
Among benchmarks, QQQ (Nasdaq-100) did best at +0.88% and IWM (Russell 2000) did worst at -0.37%.
Market breadth
2,446 common stocks · previous-session close▲ 1,026 advancing (41.9%)95 unchanged▼ 1,325 declining (54.2%)
Sectors, cap-weighted
| Sector | Change | Rising | Falling |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consumer Discretionary | +1.37% | 125 | 223 |
| Technology | +1.36% | 135 | 158 |
| Industrials | +0.49% | 99 | 152 |
| Utilities | +0.32% | 38 | 47 |
| Healthcare | +0.32% | 160 | 121 |
| Financials | +0.30% | 216 | 161 |
| Energy | +0.02% | 29 | 43 |
| Consumer Staples | −0.07% | 21 | 44 |
| Real Estate | −0.11% | 50 | 91 |
| Materials | −0.37% | 47 | 117 |
| Communication Services | −0.77% | 22 | 38 |
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Common stocks · $2+ · 500K+ shares · $100M+ market cap · previous-session close. Changes compare the Jan 6, 2017 close with Jan 5, 2017; stocks with unexplained price jumps are excluded.