Session brief · Thursday, March 2, 2017 close
Stocks slipped. 1,750 fell, 643 rose — and utilities bucked the tape.
9 of 11 sectors finished lower. Utilities led at +0.50%; Materials lagged at -1.64%.
The biggest liquid gainer was NAVIGATOR HOLDINGS (NVGS), up 27.3%.
Among benchmarks, QQQ (Nasdaq-100) did best at -0.50% and IWM (Russell 2000) did worst at -1.15%.
Market breadth
2,471 common stocks · previous-session close▲ 643 advancing (26.0%)78 unchanged▼ 1,750 declining (70.8%)
Sectors, cap-weighted
| Sector | Change | Rising | Falling |
|---|---|---|---|
| Utilities | +0.50% | 57 | 24 |
| Consumer Staples | +0.49% | 22 | 44 |
| Healthcare | −0.24% | 105 | 180 |
| Real Estate | −0.33% | 42 | 105 |
| Consumer Discretionary | −0.35% | 129 | 216 |
| Technology | −0.87% | 75 | 219 |
| Communication Services | −0.90% | 8 | 54 |
| Energy | −0.95% | 12 | 61 |
| Industrials | −1.01% | 49 | 200 |
| Financials | −1.37% | 56 | 346 |
| Materials | −1.64% | 24 | 142 |
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Common stocks · $2+ · 500K+ shares · $100M+ market cap · previous-session close. Changes compare the Mar 2, 2017 close with Mar 1, 2017; stocks with unexplained price jumps are excluded.