Session brief · Tuesday, May 23, 2017 close
Stocks edged higher. 1,329 rose, 1,049 fell — but consumer discretionary lagged.
10 of 11 sectors finished higher. Financials led at +0.65%; Consumer Discretionary lagged at -0.25%.
The biggest liquid gainer was Bunge Global SA (BG), up 16.6% in consumer staples.
Among benchmarks, IWM (Russell 2000) did best at +0.33% and QQQ (Nasdaq-100) did worst at +0.10%.
Market breadth
2,490 common stocks · previous-session close▲ 1,329 advancing (53.4%)112 unchanged▼ 1,049 declining (42.1%)
Sectors, cap-weighted
| Sector | Change | Rising | Falling |
|---|---|---|---|
| Financials | +0.65% | 283 | 102 |
| Utilities | +0.42% | 65 | 18 |
| Technology | +0.34% | 140 | 162 |
| Consumer Staples | +0.29% | 35 | 30 |
| Healthcare | +0.22% | 154 | 137 |
| Communication Services | +0.21% | 33 | 26 |
| Real Estate | +0.19% | 98 | 44 |
| Industrials | +0.17% | 139 | 100 |
| Materials | +0.16% | 96 | 67 |
| Energy | +0.09% | 38 | 39 |
| Consumer Discretionary | −0.25% | 144 | 202 |
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Common stocks · $2+ · 500K+ shares · $100M+ market cap · previous-session close. Changes compare the May 23, 2017 close with May 22, 2017; stocks with unexplained price jumps are excluded.