Session brief · Wednesday, August 2, 2017 close
Stocks finished flat. 1,713 fell, 738 rose — but communication services lagged.
6 of 11 sectors finished lower. Technology led at +0.28%; Communication Services lagged at -1.15%.
The biggest liquid gainer was Boot Barn Holdings (BOOT), up 17.0% in consumer discretionary.
Among benchmarks, QQQ (Nasdaq-100) did best at +0.27% and IWM (Russell 2000) did worst at -1.09%.
Market breadth
2,518 common stocks · previous-session close▲ 738 advancing (29.3%)67 unchanged▼ 1,713 declining (68.0%)
Sectors, cap-weighted
| Sector | Change | Rising | Falling |
|---|---|---|---|
| Technology | +0.28% | 61 | 241 |
| Utilities | +0.21% | 37 | 47 |
| Financials | +0.19% | 118 | 285 |
| Consumer Discretionary | +0.15% | 94 | 262 |
| Energy | +0.01% | 35 | 40 |
| Materials | 0.00% | 65 | 104 |
| Consumer Staples | −0.10% | 26 | 45 |
| Industrials | −0.15% | 87 | 168 |
| Real Estate | −0.55% | 34 | 118 |
| Healthcare | −0.63% | 86 | 214 |
| Communication Services | −1.15% | 13 | 50 |
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Common stocks · $2+ · 500K+ shares · $100M+ market cap · previous-session close. Changes compare the Aug 2, 2017 close with Aug 1, 2017; stocks with unexplained price jumps are excluded.