Session brief · Monday, February 27, 2017 close
Stocks edged higher. 1,551 rose, 831 fell — but consumer staples lagged.
7 of 11 sectors finished higher. Energy led at +1.02%; Consumer Staples lagged at -0.69%.
The biggest liquid gainer was Tribeca Strategic Acquisition (BID), up 15.7% in financials.
Among benchmarks, IWM (Russell 2000) did best at +0.97% and QQQ (Nasdaq-100) did worst at +0.12%.
Market breadth
2,470 common stocks · previous-session close▲ 1,551 advancing (62.8%)88 unchanged▼ 831 declining (33.6%)
Sectors, cap-weighted
| Sector | Change | Rising | Falling |
|---|---|---|---|
| Energy | +1.02% | 56 | 18 |
| Healthcare | +0.52% | 219 | 63 |
| Financials | +0.43% | 244 | 149 |
| Real Estate | +0.41% | 102 | 45 |
| Technology | +0.37% | 176 | 124 |
| Industrials | +0.37% | 184 | 60 |
| Materials | +0.05% | 110 | 52 |
| Consumer Discretionary | −0.01% | 246 | 104 |
| Utilities | −0.32% | 39 | 41 |
| Communication Services | −0.38% | 38 | 23 |
| Consumer Staples | −0.69% | 23 | 43 |
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Common stocks · $2+ · 500K+ shares · $100M+ market cap · previous-session close. Changes compare the Feb 27, 2017 close with Feb 24, 2017; stocks with unexplained price jumps are excluded.