Session brief · Wednesday, March 29, 2017 close
Stocks edged higher. 1,407 rose, 963 fell — but financials lagged.
9 of 11 sectors finished higher. Consumer Discretionary led at +1.58%; Financials lagged at -0.49%.
The biggest liquid gainer was Vertex Pharmaceuticals (VRTX), up 20.5% in healthcare.
Among benchmarks, QQQ (Nasdaq-100) did best at +0.46% and DIA (Dow 30) did worst at -0.21%.
Market breadth
2,472 common stocks · previous-session close▲ 1,407 advancing (56.9%)102 unchanged▼ 963 declining (39.0%)
Sectors, cap-weighted
| Sector | Change | Rising | Falling |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consumer Discretionary | +1.58% | 233 | 111 |
| Energy | +1.12% | 64 | 11 |
| Technology | +0.83% | 191 | 105 |
| Communication Services | +0.29% | 37 | 23 |
| Materials | +0.27% | 107 | 52 |
| Healthcare | +0.19% | 163 | 121 |
| Real Estate | +0.18% | 85 | 60 |
| Consumer Staples | +0.11% | 42 | 23 |
| Industrials | +0.06% | 152 | 92 |
| Utilities | −0.19% | 34 | 48 |
| Financials | −0.49% | 149 | 240 |
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Common stocks · $2+ · 500K+ shares · $100M+ market cap · previous-session close. Changes compare the Mar 29, 2017 close with Mar 28, 2017; stocks with unexplained price jumps are excluded.