Session brief · Wednesday, April 19, 2017 close
Stocks edged lower. 1,352 rose, 1,023 fell — and healthcare bucked the tape.
8 of 11 sectors finished lower. Healthcare led at +0.97%; Energy lagged at -1.41%.
The biggest liquid gainer was CAMP4 Therapeutics (CAMP), up 13.3% in healthcare.
Among benchmarks, IWM (Russell 2000) did best at +0.35% and DIA (Dow 30) did worst at -0.60%.
Market breadth
2,474 common stocks · previous-session close▲ 1,352 advancing (54.6%)99 unchanged▼ 1,023 declining (41.4%)
Sectors, cap-weighted
| Sector | Change | Rising | Falling |
|---|---|---|---|
| Healthcare | +0.97% | 176 | 108 |
| Technology | +0.21% | 219 | 78 |
| Industrials | +0.13% | 148 | 99 |
| Consumer Discretionary | −0.04% | 239 | 106 |
| Real Estate | −0.11% | 62 | 83 |
| Financials | −0.14% | 252 | 137 |
| Materials | −0.23% | 79 | 84 |
| Utilities | −0.51% | 16 | 65 |
| Consumer Staples | −0.66% | 29 | 38 |
| Communication Services | −0.77% | 42 | 20 |
| Energy | −1.41% | 11 | 62 |
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Common stocks · $2+ · 500K+ shares · $100M+ market cap · previous-session close. Changes compare the Apr 19, 2017 close with Apr 18, 2017; stocks with unexplained price jumps are excluded.