Session brief · Monday, April 3, 2017 close
Stocks edged lower. 1,782 fell, 612 rose — and consumer discretionary bucked the tape.
8 of 11 sectors finished lower. Consumer Discretionary led at +0.80%; Materials lagged at -0.51%.
The biggest liquid gainer was NovoCure Limited (NVCR), up 37.0% in healthcare.
Among benchmarks, DIA (Dow 30) did best at -0.04% and IWM (Russell 2000) did worst at -1.05%.
Market breadth
2,475 common stocks · previous-session close▲ 612 advancing (24.7%)81 unchanged▼ 1,782 declining (72.0%)
Sectors, cap-weighted
| Sector | Change | Rising | Falling |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consumer Discretionary | +0.80% | 67 | 277 |
| Technology | +0.62% | 55 | 251 |
| Real Estate | +0.05% | 65 | 84 |
| Utilities | −0.03% | 30 | 53 |
| Energy | −0.07% | 28 | 46 |
| Consumer Staples | −0.16% | 19 | 44 |
| Healthcare | −0.18% | 87 | 202 |
| Communication Services | −0.26% | 16 | 45 |
| Financials | −0.27% | 80 | 313 |
| Industrials | −0.41% | 54 | 198 |
| Materials | −0.51% | 32 | 130 |
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Common stocks · $2+ · 500K+ shares · $100M+ market cap · previous-session close. Changes compare the Apr 3, 2017 close with Mar 31, 2017; stocks with unexplained price jumps are excluded.