Session brief · Thursday, April 20, 2017 close
Stocks rose. 1,842 rose, 564 fell — but consumer staples lagged.
9 of 11 sectors finished higher. Financials led at +1.42%; Consumer Staples lagged at -0.33%.
The biggest liquid gainer was SUNCOKE ENERGY (SXC), up 20.5% in materials.
Among benchmarks, IWM (Russell 2000) did best at +1.27% and SPY (S&P 500) did worst at +0.81%.
Market breadth
2,479 common stocks · previous-session close▲ 1,842 advancing (74.3%)73 unchanged▼ 564 declining (22.8%)
Sectors, cap-weighted
| Sector | Change | Rising | Falling |
|---|---|---|---|
| Financials | +1.42% | 348 | 54 |
| Industrials | +1.41% | 209 | 43 |
| Materials | +1.41% | 140 | 27 |
| Healthcare | +0.72% | 206 | 83 |
| Technology | +0.70% | 241 | 54 |
| Communication Services | +0.62% | 51 | 10 |
| Energy | +0.49% | 42 | 33 |
| Consumer Discretionary | +0.41% | 303 | 46 |
| Real Estate | +0.03% | 84 | 61 |
| Utilities | −0.28% | 34 | 48 |
| Consumer Staples | −0.33% | 42 | 24 |
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Common stocks · $2+ · 500K+ shares · $100M+ market cap · previous-session close. Changes compare the Apr 20, 2017 close with Apr 19, 2017; stocks with unexplained price jumps are excluded.