Session brief · Wednesday, April 26, 2017 close
Stocks edged lower. 1,493 rose, 911 fell — and healthcare bucked the tape.
6 of 11 sectors finished higher. Healthcare led at +0.61%; Consumer Staples lagged at -0.98%.
The biggest liquid gainer was Akebia Therapeutics (AKBA), up 33.4% in healthcare.
Among benchmarks, IWM (Russell 2000) did best at +0.51% and QQQ (Nasdaq-100) did worst at -0.14%.
Market breadth
2,482 common stocks · previous-session close▲ 1,493 advancing (60.2%)78 unchanged▼ 911 declining (36.7%)
Sectors, cap-weighted
| Sector | Change | Rising | Falling |
|---|---|---|---|
| Healthcare | +0.61% | 186 | 95 |
| Consumer Discretionary | +0.22% | 258 | 98 |
| Financials | +0.21% | 285 | 117 |
| Materials | +0.11% | 102 | 64 |
| Communication Services | +0.08% | 46 | 14 |
| Industrials | +0.06% | 161 | 91 |
| Technology | −0.16% | 146 | 152 |
| Energy | −0.21% | 42 | 32 |
| Utilities | −0.42% | 37 | 46 |
| Real Estate | −0.63% | 73 | 75 |
| Consumer Staples | −0.98% | 24 | 40 |
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Common stocks · $2+ · 500K+ shares · $100M+ market cap · previous-session close. Changes compare the Apr 26, 2017 close with Apr 25, 2017; stocks with unexplained price jumps are excluded.