Session brief · Tuesday, May 2, 2017 close
Stocks finished flat. 1,320 fell, 1,076 rose — but consumer staples lagged.
6 of 11 sectors finished higher. Industrials led at +0.60%; Consumer Staples lagged at -0.47%.
The biggest liquid gainer was Angi (ANGI), up 61.5% in technology.
Among benchmarks, QQQ (Nasdaq-100) did best at +0.17% and IWM (Russell 2000) did worst at -0.51%.
Market breadth
2,479 common stocks · previous-session close▲ 1,076 advancing (43.4%)83 unchanged▼ 1,320 declining (53.2%)
Sectors, cap-weighted
| Sector | Change | Rising | Falling |
|---|---|---|---|
| Industrials | +0.60% | 116 | 131 |
| Healthcare | +0.28% | 135 | 156 |
| Technology | +0.21% | 132 | 169 |
| Materials | +0.20% | 73 | 94 |
| Utilities | +0.18% | 46 | 36 |
| Communication Services | +0.09% | 22 | 37 |
| Consumer Discretionary | −0.04% | 188 | 162 |
| Financials | −0.07% | 150 | 241 |
| Real Estate | −0.18% | 57 | 90 |
| Energy | −0.44% | 18 | 60 |
| Consumer Staples | −0.47% | 25 | 38 |
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Common stocks · $2+ · 500K+ shares · $100M+ market cap · previous-session close. Changes compare the May 2, 2017 close with May 1, 2017; stocks with unexplained price jumps are excluded.