Session brief · Monday, March 6, 2017 close
Stocks edged lower. 1,785 fell, 630 rose — and communication services bucked the tape.
9 of 11 sectors finished lower. Communication Services led at +0.63%; Materials lagged at -0.82%.
The biggest liquid gainer was TG Therapeutics (TGTX), up 90.7% in healthcare.
Among benchmarks, DIA (Dow 30) did best at -0.20% and IWM (Russell 2000) did worst at -0.69%.
Market breadth
2,468 common stocks · previous-session close▲ 630 advancing (25.5%)53 unchanged▼ 1,785 declining (72.3%)
Sectors, cap-weighted
| Sector | Change | Rising | Falling |
|---|---|---|---|
| Communication Services | +0.63% | 30 | 32 |
| Energy | +0.23% | 31 | 43 |
| Utilities | −0.09% | 27 | 56 |
| Industrials | −0.28% | 66 | 187 |
| Technology | −0.28% | 92 | 212 |
| Real Estate | −0.42% | 41 | 110 |
| Consumer Discretionary | −0.42% | 83 | 266 |
| Financials | −0.48% | 71 | 320 |
| Consumer Staples | −0.53% | 14 | 52 |
| Healthcare | −0.56% | 72 | 216 |
| Materials | −0.82% | 29 | 136 |
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Common stocks · $2+ · 500K+ shares · $100M+ market cap · previous-session close. Changes compare the Mar 6, 2017 close with Mar 3, 2017; stocks with unexplained price jumps are excluded.