Session brief · Wednesday, August 9, 2017 close
Stocks finished flat. 1,697 fell, 752 rose — and healthcare bucked the tape.
7 of 11 sectors finished lower. Healthcare led at +0.16%; Communication Services lagged at -0.92%.
The biggest liquid gainer was Natera (NTRA), up 26.8% in healthcare.
Among benchmarks, SPY (S&P 500) did best at -0.00% and IWM (Russell 2000) did worst at -0.86%.
Market breadth
2,525 common stocks · previous-session close▲ 752 advancing (29.8%)76 unchanged▼ 1,697 declining (67.2%)
Sectors, cap-weighted
| Sector | Change | Rising | Falling |
|---|---|---|---|
| Healthcare | +0.16% | 94 | 210 |
| Real Estate | +0.07% | 61 | 88 |
| Consumer Staples | +0.03% | 30 | 39 |
| Energy | 0.00% | 27 | 48 |
| Financials | −0.01% | 99 | 304 |
| Materials | −0.06% | 46 | 120 |
| Industrials | −0.12% | 79 | 170 |
| Technology | −0.17% | 100 | 206 |
| Utilities | −0.23% | 20 | 64 |
| Consumer Discretionary | −0.59% | 95 | 255 |
| Communication Services | −0.92% | 16 | 45 |
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Common stocks · $2+ · 500K+ shares · $100M+ market cap · previous-session close. Changes compare the Aug 9, 2017 close with Aug 8, 2017; stocks with unexplained price jumps are excluded.