Session brief · Wednesday, February 1, 2017 close
Stocks finished flat. 1,293 fell, 1,089 rose — but utilities lagged.
6 of 11 sectors finished lower. Technology led at +0.60%; Utilities lagged at -1.35%.
The biggest liquid gainer was Ferroglobe PLC (GSM), up 16.6%.
Among benchmarks, QQQ (Nasdaq-100) did best at +0.69% and IWM (Russell 2000) did worst at -0.06%.
Market breadth
2,459 common stocks · previous-session close▲ 1,089 advancing (44.3%)77 unchanged▼ 1,293 declining (52.6%)
Sectors, cap-weighted
| Sector | Change | Rising | Falling |
|---|---|---|---|
| Technology | +0.60% | 133 | 164 |
| Healthcare | +0.58% | 161 | 128 |
| Consumer Discretionary | +0.46% | 134 | 209 |
| Materials | +0.37% | 96 | 67 |
| Communication Services | +0.05% | 28 | 28 |
| Financials | −0.02% | 195 | 203 |
| Industrials | −0.28% | 119 | 130 |
| Energy | −0.52% | 28 | 43 |
| Consumer Staples | −0.52% | 22 | 45 |
| Real Estate | −1.15% | 31 | 113 |
| Utilities | −1.35% | 15 | 69 |
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Common stocks · $2+ · 500K+ shares · $100M+ market cap · previous-session close. Changes compare the Feb 1, 2017 close with Jan 31, 2017; stocks with unexplained price jumps are excluded.