Session brief · Wednesday, March 8, 2017 close
Stocks edged lower. 1,534 fell, 841 rose — and healthcare bucked the tape.
8 of 11 sectors finished lower. Healthcare led at +0.34%; Energy lagged at -2.44%.
The biggest liquid gainer was Children's Place (PLCE), up 18.3% in consumer discretionary.
Among benchmarks, QQQ (Nasdaq-100) did best at +0.18% and IWM (Russell 2000) did worst at -0.66%.
Market breadth
2,468 common stocks · previous-session close▲ 841 advancing (34.1%)93 unchanged▼ 1,534 declining (62.2%)
Sectors, cap-weighted
| Sector | Change | Rising | Falling |
|---|---|---|---|
| Healthcare | +0.34% | 158 | 128 |
| Consumer Discretionary | +0.33% | 165 | 180 |
| Technology | +0.25% | 142 | 151 |
| Consumer Staples | −0.20% | 17 | 47 |
| Materials | −0.23% | 59 | 106 |
| Financials | −0.23% | 94 | 295 |
| Industrials | −0.37% | 82 | 163 |
| Communication Services | −0.48% | 21 | 40 |
| Utilities | −1.55% | 10 | 72 |
| Real Estate | −1.70% | 13 | 136 |
| Energy | −2.44% | 9 | 67 |
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Common stocks · $2+ · 500K+ shares · $100M+ market cap · previous-session close. Changes compare the Mar 8, 2017 close with Mar 7, 2017; stocks with unexplained price jumps are excluded.