Session brief · Monday, May 15, 2017 close
Stocks rose. 1,771 rose, 640 fell — but consumer discretionary lagged.
9 of 11 sectors finished higher. Technology led at +0.94%; Consumer Discretionary lagged at -0.32%.
The biggest liquid gainer was Alnylam Pharmaceuticals (ALNY), up 16.3% in healthcare.
Among benchmarks, IWM (Russell 2000) did best at +0.78% and QQQ (Nasdaq-100) did worst at +0.32%.
Market breadth
2,490 common stocks · previous-session close▲ 1,771 advancing (71.1%)79 unchanged▼ 640 declining (25.7%)
Sectors, cap-weighted
| Sector | Change | Rising | Falling |
|---|---|---|---|
| Technology | +0.94% | 230 | 76 |
| Healthcare | +0.88% | 193 | 102 |
| Industrials | +0.85% | 202 | 46 |
| Energy | +0.83% | 57 | 18 |
| Materials | +0.82% | 130 | 36 |
| Financials | +0.72% | 334 | 65 |
| Consumer Staples | +0.43% | 46 | 17 |
| Utilities | +0.40% | 65 | 17 |
| Real Estate | +0.39% | 101 | 46 |
| Communication Services | −0.30% | 30 | 31 |
| Consumer Discretionary | −0.32% | 228 | 123 |
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Common stocks · $2+ · 500K+ shares · $100M+ market cap · previous-session close. Changes compare the May 15, 2017 close with May 12, 2017; stocks with unexplained price jumps are excluded.