Session brief · Friday, March 3, 2017 close
Stocks edged higher. 1,233 fell, 1,127 rose — but energy lagged.
6 of 11 sectors finished lower. Industrials led at +0.33%; Energy lagged at -0.50%.
The biggest liquid gainer was Alphatec Holdings (ATEC), up 17.4% in healthcare.
Among benchmarks, QQQ (Nasdaq-100) did best at +0.18% and IWM (Russell 2000) did worst at -0.07%.
Market breadth
2,463 common stocks · previous-session close▲ 1,127 advancing (45.8%)103 unchanged▼ 1,233 declining (50.1%)
Sectors, cap-weighted
| Sector | Change | Rising | Falling |
|---|---|---|---|
| Industrials | +0.33% | 139 | 109 |
| Financials | +0.29% | 231 | 158 |
| Healthcare | +0.19% | 141 | 142 |
| Consumer Staples | +0.13% | 38 | 25 |
| Consumer Discretionary | +0.01% | 122 | 218 |
| Communication Services | −0.03% | 27 | 36 |
| Materials | −0.03% | 72 | 87 |
| Technology | −0.06% | 144 | 145 |
| Utilities | −0.23% | 17 | 66 |
| Real Estate | −0.27% | 45 | 104 |
| Energy | −0.50% | 22 | 52 |
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Common stocks · $2+ · 500K+ shares · $100M+ market cap · previous-session close. Changes compare the Mar 3, 2017 close with Mar 2, 2017; stocks with unexplained price jumps are excluded.