Session brief · Friday, July 21, 2017 close
Stocks edged lower. 1,390 fell, 1,030 rose — and communication services bucked the tape.
7 of 11 sectors finished higher. Communication Services led at +1.18%; Energy lagged at -0.92%.
The biggest liquid gainer was Plug Power (PLUG), up 15.1% in technology.
Among benchmarks, QQQ (Nasdaq-100) did best at -0.04% and IWM (Russell 2000) did worst at -0.45%.
Market breadth
2,514 common stocks · previous-session close▲ 1,030 advancing (41.0%)94 unchanged▼ 1,390 declining (55.3%)
Sectors, cap-weighted
| Sector | Change | Rising | Falling |
|---|---|---|---|
| Communication Services | +1.18% | 33 | 29 |
| Utilities | +0.60% | 63 | 19 |
| Consumer Staples | +0.33% | 48 | 19 |
| Real Estate | +0.21% | 86 | 69 |
| Technology | +0.19% | 113 | 194 |
| Industrials | +0.10% | 101 | 151 |
| Materials | +0.01% | 60 | 107 |
| Financials | −0.05% | 154 | 230 |
| Consumer Discretionary | −0.28% | 130 | 218 |
| Healthcare | −0.67% | 134 | 167 |
| Energy | −0.92% | 14 | 59 |
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Common stocks · $2+ · 500K+ shares · $100M+ market cap · previous-session close. Changes compare the Jul 21, 2017 close with Jul 20, 2017; stocks with unexplained price jumps are excluded.