Session brief · Thursday, January 12, 2017 close
Stocks edged lower. 1,628 fell, 735 rose — and consumer discretionary bucked the tape.
8 of 11 sectors finished lower. Consumer Discretionary led at +1.05%; Financials lagged at -0.62%.
The biggest liquid gainer was Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI), up 31.4% in technology.
Among benchmarks, QQQ (Nasdaq-100) did best at -0.15% and IWM (Russell 2000) did worst at -0.77%.
Market breadth
2,445 common stocks · previous-session close▲ 735 advancing (30.1%)82 unchanged▼ 1,628 declining (66.6%)
Sectors, cap-weighted
| Sector | Change | Rising | Falling |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consumer Discretionary | +1.05% | 91 | 256 |
| Real Estate | +0.47% | 77 | 64 |
| Utilities | +0.01% | 34 | 50 |
| Consumer Staples | −0.08% | 25 | 41 |
| Materials | −0.22% | 52 | 111 |
| Healthcare | −0.24% | 112 | 170 |
| Industrials | −0.30% | 68 | 180 |
| Technology | −0.31% | 87 | 204 |
| Energy | −0.42% | 28 | 46 |
| Communication Services | −0.44% | 14 | 44 |
| Financials | −0.62% | 73 | 318 |
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Common stocks · $2+ · 500K+ shares · $100M+ market cap · previous-session close. Changes compare the Jan 12, 2017 close with Jan 11, 2017; stocks with unexplained price jumps are excluded.