Session brief · Tuesday, August 1, 2017 close
Stocks edged higher. 1,374 rose, 1,051 fell — but consumer staples lagged.
9 of 11 sectors finished higher. Financials led at +0.67%; Consumer Staples lagged at -0.20%.
The biggest liquid gainer was Pulse Biosciences, Inc Common Stock (DE) (PLSE), up 23.0% in healthcare.
Among benchmarks, DIA (Dow 30) did best at +0.31% and IWM (Russell 2000) did worst at +0.19%.
Market breadth
2,522 common stocks · previous-session close▲ 1,374 advancing (54.5%)97 unchanged▼ 1,051 declining (41.7%)
Sectors, cap-weighted
| Sector | Change | Rising | Falling |
|---|---|---|---|
| Financials | +0.67% | 274 | 116 |
| Consumer Discretionary | +0.55% | 207 | 140 |
| Real Estate | +0.48% | 98 | 52 |
| Utilities | +0.42% | 69 | 17 |
| Technology | +0.35% | 184 | 118 |
| Communication Services | +0.34% | 46 | 15 |
| Industrials | +0.27% | 146 | 110 |
| Materials | +0.21% | 87 | 77 |
| Energy | +0.09% | 20 | 58 |
| Healthcare | −0.18% | 111 | 194 |
| Consumer Staples | −0.20% | 22 | 45 |
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Common stocks · $2+ · 500K+ shares · $100M+ market cap · previous-session close. Changes compare the Aug 1, 2017 close with Jul 31, 2017; stocks with unexplained price jumps are excluded.