Session brief · Tuesday, February 21, 2017 close
Stocks rose. 1,612 rose, 785 fell.
11 of 11 sectors finished higher. Consumer Discretionary led at +1.29%; Communication Services lagged at +0.32%.
The biggest liquid gainer was TRONOX LIMITED CL A (TROX), up 35.0% in materials.
Among benchmarks, IWM (Russell 2000) did best at +0.78% and QQQ (Nasdaq-100) did worst at +0.49%.
Market breadth
2,461 common stocks · previous-session close▲ 1,612 advancing (65.5%)64 unchanged▼ 785 declining (31.9%)
Sectors, cap-weighted
| Sector | Change | Rising | Falling |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consumer Discretionary | +1.29% | 243 | 105 |
| Real Estate | +1.21% | 134 | 18 |
| Materials | +1.02% | 125 | 40 |
| Utilities | +0.96% | 72 | 12 |
| Consumer Staples | +0.80% | 49 | 17 |
| Technology | +0.76% | 206 | 93 |
| Industrials | +0.66% | 178 | 72 |
| Energy | +0.65% | 61 | 13 |
| Financials | +0.50% | 248 | 144 |
| Healthcare | +0.47% | 135 | 152 |
| Communication Services | +0.32% | 42 | 17 |
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Common stocks · $2+ · 500K+ shares · $100M+ market cap · previous-session close. Changes compare the Feb 21, 2017 close with Feb 17, 2017; stocks with unexplained price jumps are excluded.