Session brief · Friday, March 24, 2017 close
Stocks edged lower. 1,212 fell, 1,154 rose — and healthcare bucked the tape.
7 of 11 sectors finished lower. Healthcare led at +0.41%; Materials lagged at -0.52%.
The biggest liquid gainer was Cogent Biosciences (COGT), up 21.1% in healthcare.
Among benchmarks, QQQ (Nasdaq-100) did best at +0.21% and DIA (Dow 30) did worst at -0.27%.
Market breadth
2,470 common stocks · previous-session close▲ 1,154 advancing (46.7%)104 unchanged▼ 1,212 declining (49.1%)
Sectors, cap-weighted
| Sector | Change | Rising | Falling |
|---|---|---|---|
| Healthcare | +0.41% | 189 | 101 |
| Utilities | +0.37% | 56 | 24 |
| Communication Services | +0.20% | 32 | 28 |
| Consumer Discretionary | +0.05% | 135 | 206 |
| Industrials | −0.07% | 104 | 140 |
| Real Estate | −0.10% | 62 | 84 |
| Financials | −0.16% | 177 | 212 |
| Technology | −0.23% | 175 | 120 |
| Consumer Staples | −0.25% | 28 | 38 |
| Energy | −0.44% | 29 | 43 |
| Materials | −0.52% | 49 | 113 |
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Common stocks · $2+ · 500K+ shares · $100M+ market cap · previous-session close. Changes compare the Mar 24, 2017 close with Mar 23, 2017; stocks with unexplained price jumps are excluded.