Session brief · Wednesday, May 17, 2017 close
Stocks sold off. 2,117 fell, 336 rose — and real estate bucked the tape.
9 of 11 sectors finished lower. Real Estate led at +0.55%; Technology lagged at -2.96%.
The biggest liquid gainer was Syndax Pharmaceuticals (SNDX), up 44.6% in healthcare.
Among benchmarks, DIA (Dow 30) did best at -1.66% and IWM (Russell 2000) did worst at -2.70%.
Market breadth
2,496 common stocks · previous-session close▲ 336 advancing (13.5%)43 unchanged▼ 2,117 declining (84.8%)
Sectors, cap-weighted
| Sector | Change | Rising | Falling |
|---|---|---|---|
| Real Estate | +0.55% | 67 | 78 |
| Consumer Staples | +0.24% | 25 | 43 |
| Utilities | −0.25% | 28 | 55 |
| Energy | −1.28% | 7 | 71 |
| Healthcare | −1.57% | 40 | 261 |
| Consumer Discretionary | −2.15% | 40 | 314 |
| Materials | −2.16% | 16 | 153 |
| Industrials | −2.31% | 16 | 237 |
| Financials | −2.53% | 36 | 366 |
| Communication Services | −2.63% | 2 | 62 |
| Technology | −2.96% | 16 | 287 |
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Common stocks · $2+ · 500K+ shares · $100M+ market cap · previous-session close. Changes compare the May 17, 2017 close with May 16, 2017; stocks with unexplained price jumps are excluded.