Session brief · Thursday, August 24, 2017 close
Stocks edged lower. 1,330 rose, 1,075 fell — and healthcare bucked the tape.
8 of 11 sectors finished lower. Healthcare led at +0.38%; Consumer Staples lagged at -0.95%.
The biggest liquid gainer was CareDx (CDNA), up 33.0% in healthcare.
Among benchmarks, IWM (Russell 2000) did best at +0.31% and QQQ (Nasdaq-100) did worst at -0.29%.
Market breadth
2,521 common stocks · previous-session close▲ 1,330 advancing (52.8%)116 unchanged▼ 1,075 declining (42.6%)
Sectors, cap-weighted
| Sector | Change | Rising | Falling |
|---|---|---|---|
| Healthcare | +0.38% | 209 | 98 |
| Materials | +0.15% | 78 | 85 |
| Energy | +0.02% | 41 | 39 |
| Utilities | −0.06% | 38 | 43 |
| Real Estate | −0.09% | 77 | 73 |
| Financials | −0.12% | 246 | 137 |
| Industrials | −0.17% | 105 | 144 |
| Communication Services | −0.38% | 36 | 25 |
| Technology | −0.47% | 178 | 121 |
| Consumer Discretionary | −0.48% | 166 | 176 |
| Consumer Staples | −0.95% | 20 | 46 |
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Common stocks · $2+ · 500K+ shares · $100M+ market cap · previous-session close. Changes compare the Aug 24, 2017 close with Aug 23, 2017; stocks with unexplained price jumps are excluded.