Session brief · Tuesday, August 15, 2017 close
Stocks finished flat. 1,667 fell, 782 rose — and consumer staples bucked the tape.
7 of 11 sectors finished lower. Consumer Staples led at +0.49%; Communication Services lagged at -0.95%.
The biggest liquid gainer was Extreme Networks (EXTR), up 11.5% in technology.
Among benchmarks, DIA (Dow 30) did best at +0.09% and IWM (Russell 2000) did worst at -0.82%.
Market breadth
2,539 common stocks · previous-session close▲ 782 advancing (30.8%)90 unchanged▼ 1,667 declining (65.7%)
Sectors, cap-weighted
| Sector | Change | Rising | Falling |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consumer Staples | +0.49% | 29 | 40 |
| Healthcare | +0.20% | 126 | 180 |
| Utilities | +0.11% | 37 | 47 |
| Financials | +0.06% | 129 | 277 |
| Industrials | −0.02% | 71 | 179 |
| Technology | −0.04% | 104 | 194 |
| Consumer Discretionary | −0.19% | 86 | 264 |
| Real Estate | −0.25% | 53 | 102 |
| Materials | −0.46% | 48 | 116 |
| Energy | −0.55% | 16 | 60 |
| Communication Services | −0.95% | 13 | 48 |
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Common stocks · $2+ · 500K+ shares · $100M+ market cap · previous-session close. Changes compare the Aug 15, 2017 close with Aug 14, 2017; stocks with unexplained price jumps are excluded.