Session brief · Thursday, April 6, 2017 close
Stocks edged higher. 1,802 rose, 574 fell — but consumer discretionary lagged.
7 of 11 sectors finished higher. Energy led at +0.87%; Consumer Discretionary lagged at -0.63%.
The biggest liquid gainer was SUNOCO L.P. (SUN), up 20.2% in energy.
Among benchmarks, IWM (Russell 2000) did best at +0.93% and QQQ (Nasdaq-100) did worst at +0.05%.
Market breadth
2,474 common stocks · previous-session close▲ 1,802 advancing (72.8%)98 unchanged▼ 574 declining (23.2%)
Sectors, cap-weighted
| Sector | Change | Rising | Falling |
|---|---|---|---|
| Energy | +0.87% | 62 | 12 |
| Financials | +0.58% | 314 | 80 |
| Real Estate | +0.57% | 118 | 27 |
| Materials | +0.55% | 134 | 31 |
| Industrials | +0.54% | 201 | 49 |
| Healthcare | +0.15% | 173 | 116 |
| Utilities | +0.09% | 45 | 36 |
| Consumer Staples | −0.16% | 32 | 32 |
| Technology | −0.21% | 249 | 49 |
| Communication Services | −0.24% | 41 | 19 |
| Consumer Discretionary | −0.63% | 284 | 53 |
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Common stocks · $2+ · 500K+ shares · $100M+ market cap · previous-session close. Changes compare the Apr 6, 2017 close with Apr 5, 2017; stocks with unexplained price jumps are excluded.