Session brief · Monday, May 8, 2017 close
Stocks finished flat. 1,352 fell, 1,049 rose — and consumer discretionary bucked the tape.
6 of 11 sectors finished lower. Consumer Discretionary led at +0.93%; Healthcare lagged at -0.73%.
The biggest liquid gainer was PetMed Express (PETS), up 25.4% in consumer discretionary.
Among benchmarks, QQQ (Nasdaq-100) did best at +0.22% and IWM (Russell 2000) did worst at -0.42%.
Market breadth
2,490 common stocks · previous-session close▲ 1,049 advancing (42.1%)89 unchanged▼ 1,352 declining (54.3%)
Sectors, cap-weighted
| Sector | Change | Rising | Falling |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consumer Discretionary | +0.93% | 136 | 212 |
| Energy | +0.71% | 58 | 20 |
| Technology | +0.64% | 152 | 150 |
| Consumer Staples | +0.15% | 38 | 28 |
| Utilities | +0.06% | 37 | 45 |
| Financials | −0.21% | 204 | 186 |
| Materials | −0.30% | 63 | 99 |
| Communication Services | −0.31% | 26 | 36 |
| Industrials | −0.32% | 93 | 156 |
| Real Estate | −0.59% | 46 | 101 |
| Healthcare | −0.73% | 88 | 206 |
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Common stocks · $2+ · 500K+ shares · $100M+ market cap · previous-session close. Changes compare the May 8, 2017 close with May 5, 2017; stocks with unexplained price jumps are excluded.