Session brief · Wednesday, February 22, 2017 close
Stocks edged lower. 1,437 fell, 928 rose — and communication services bucked the tape.
7 of 11 sectors finished lower. Communication Services led at +0.33%; Energy lagged at -1.46%.
The biggest liquid gainer was Microbot Medical (MBOT), up 46.2% in healthcare.
Among benchmarks, DIA (Dow 30) did best at +0.18% and IWM (Russell 2000) did worst at -0.44%.
Market breadth
2,463 common stocks · previous-session close▲ 928 advancing (37.7%)98 unchanged▼ 1,437 declining (58.3%)
Sectors, cap-weighted
| Sector | Change | Rising | Falling |
|---|---|---|---|
| Communication Services | +0.33% | 31 | 30 |
| Financials | +0.08% | 204 | 182 |
| Technology | +0.06% | 122 | 171 |
| Utilities | +0.04% | 40 | 42 |
| Materials | −0.20% | 53 | 106 |
| Consumer Staples | −0.21% | 24 | 41 |
| Industrials | −0.21% | 94 | 154 |
| Consumer Discretionary | −0.25% | 134 | 212 |
| Healthcare | −0.28% | 80 | 205 |
| Real Estate | −0.34% | 55 | 93 |
| Energy | −1.46% | 10 | 64 |
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Common stocks · $2+ · 500K+ shares · $100M+ market cap · previous-session close. Changes compare the Feb 22, 2017 close with Feb 21, 2017; stocks with unexplained price jumps are excluded.