Session brief · Wednesday, May 24, 2017 close
Stocks edged higher. 1,287 rose, 1,093 fell — but energy lagged.
9 of 11 sectors finished higher. Consumer Staples led at +0.82%; Energy lagged at -0.48%.
The biggest liquid gainer was PUMA BIOTECHNOLOGY (PBYI), up 29.7% in healthcare.
Among benchmarks, QQQ (Nasdaq-100) did best at +0.46% and IWM (Russell 2000) did worst at +0.07%.
Market breadth
2,477 common stocks · previous-session close▲ 1,287 advancing (52.0%)97 unchanged▼ 1,093 declining (44.1%)
Sectors, cap-weighted
| Sector | Change | Rising | Falling |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consumer Staples | +0.82% | 47 | 18 |
| Consumer Discretionary | +0.81% | 181 | 163 |
| Technology | +0.66% | 199 | 104 |
| Real Estate | +0.61% | 108 | 36 |
| Utilities | +0.47% | 63 | 19 |
| Industrials | +0.42% | 131 | 115 |
| Healthcare | +0.20% | 157 | 138 |
| Materials | +0.15% | 81 | 82 |
| Communication Services | +0.07% | 38 | 21 |
| Financials | −0.09% | 141 | 242 |
| Energy | −0.48% | 23 | 53 |
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Common stocks · $2+ · 500K+ shares · $100M+ market cap · previous-session close. Changes compare the May 24, 2017 close with May 23, 2017; stocks with unexplained price jumps are excluded.