Session brief · Monday, April 17, 2017 close
Stocks rose. 1,929 rose, 470 fell.
11 of 11 sectors finished higher. Technology led at +1.69%; Energy lagged at +0.19%.
The biggest liquid gainer was Verastem (VSTM), up 13.5% in healthcare.
Among benchmarks, IWM (Russell 2000) did best at +1.17% and QQQ (Nasdaq-100) did worst at +0.83%.
Market breadth
2,479 common stocks · previous-session close▲ 1,929 advancing (77.8%)80 unchanged▼ 470 declining (19.0%)
Sectors, cap-weighted
| Sector | Change | Rising | Falling |
|---|---|---|---|
| Technology | +1.69% | 240 | 61 |
| Financials | +1.45% | 350 | 45 |
| Consumer Discretionary | +1.45% | 290 | 60 |
| Communication Services | +1.38% | 50 | 9 |
| Industrials | +1.20% | 216 | 38 |
| Real Estate | +1.20% | 141 | 8 |
| Materials | +0.89% | 119 | 45 |
| Consumer Staples | +0.76% | 59 | 7 |
| Healthcare | +0.44% | 196 | 91 |
| Utilities | +0.41% | 71 | 12 |
| Energy | +0.19% | 46 | 28 |
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Common stocks · $2+ · 500K+ shares · $100M+ market cap · previous-session close. Changes compare the Apr 17, 2017 close with Apr 13, 2017; stocks with unexplained price jumps are excluded.