Session brief · Friday, February 3, 2017 close
Stocks rose. 1,886 rose, 502 fell — but consumer discretionary lagged.
9 of 11 sectors finished higher. Financials led at +1.64%; Consumer Discretionary lagged at -2.32%.
The biggest liquid gainer was (ESPR), up 29.2% in healthcare.
Among benchmarks, IWM (Russell 2000) did best at +1.53% and QQQ (Nasdaq-100) did worst at +0.29%.
Market breadth
2,456 common stocks · previous-session close▲ 1,886 advancing (76.8%)68 unchanged▼ 502 declining (20.4%)
Sectors, cap-weighted
| Sector | Change | Rising | Falling |
|---|---|---|---|
| Financials | +1.64% | 344 | 53 |
| Industrials | +1.31% | 222 | 30 |
| Energy | +0.90% | 58 | 15 |
| Consumer Staples | +0.78% | 58 | 7 |
| Real Estate | +0.74% | 123 | 23 |
| Healthcare | +0.71% | 203 | 82 |
| Communication Services | +0.46% | 46 | 10 |
| Utilities | +0.33% | 64 | 20 |
| Technology | +0.29% | 230 | 69 |
| Materials | −0.04% | 108 | 54 |
| Consumer Discretionary | −2.32% | 262 | 83 |
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Common stocks · $2+ · 500K+ shares · $100M+ market cap · previous-session close. Changes compare the Feb 3, 2017 close with Feb 2, 2017; stocks with unexplained price jumps are excluded.