Session brief · Wednesday, July 5, 2017 close
Stocks edged higher. 1,466 fell, 954 rose — but energy lagged.
6 of 11 sectors finished higher. Technology led at +1.43%; Energy lagged at -1.94%.
The biggest liquid gainer was Verastem (VSTM), up 11.0% in healthcare.
Among benchmarks, QQQ (Nasdaq-100) did best at +0.98% and IWM (Russell 2000) did worst at -0.36%.
Market breadth
2,501 common stocks · previous-session close▲ 954 advancing (38.1%)81 unchanged▼ 1,466 declining (58.6%)
Sectors, cap-weighted
| Sector | Change | Rising | Falling |
|---|---|---|---|
| Technology | +1.43% | 187 | 114 |
| Healthcare | +0.62% | 158 | 134 |
| Industrials | +0.47% | 116 | 132 |
| Consumer Discretionary | +0.38% | 103 | 246 |
| Communication Services | +0.12% | 17 | 45 |
| Financials | +0.06% | 128 | 264 |
| Consumer Staples | −0.01% | 17 | 51 |
| Materials | −0.25% | 62 | 100 |
| Utilities | −0.59% | 10 | 73 |
| Real Estate | −1.07% | 42 | 110 |
| Energy | −1.94% | 10 | 69 |
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Common stocks · $2+ · 500K+ shares · $100M+ market cap · previous-session close. Changes compare the Jul 5, 2017 close with Jul 3, 2017; stocks with unexplained price jumps are excluded.