Session brief · Wednesday, August 30, 2017 close
Stocks rose. 1,543 rose, 893 fell — but utilities lagged.
9 of 11 sectors finished higher. Communication Services led at +1.59%; Utilities lagged at -0.20%.
The biggest liquid gainer was Abeona Therapeutics (ABEO), up 21.3% in healthcare.
Among benchmarks, QQQ (Nasdaq-100) did best at +1.18% and DIA (Dow 30) did worst at +0.16%.
Market breadth
2,533 common stocks · previous-session close▲ 1,543 advancing (60.9%)97 unchanged▼ 893 declining (35.3%)
Sectors, cap-weighted
| Sector | Change | Rising | Falling |
|---|---|---|---|
| Communication Services | +1.59% | 47 | 14 |
| Consumer Discretionary | +1.23% | 236 | 111 |
| Technology | +0.89% | 217 | 83 |
| Healthcare | +0.73% | 190 | 116 |
| Real Estate | +0.50% | 123 | 32 |
| Industrials | +0.45% | 174 | 78 |
| Financials | +0.37% | 240 | 156 |
| Materials | +0.32% | 110 | 56 |
| Consumer Staples | +0.09% | 39 | 29 |
| Energy | 0.00% | 41 | 39 |
| Utilities | −0.20% | 23 | 61 |
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Common stocks · $2+ · 500K+ shares · $100M+ market cap · previous-session close. Changes compare the Aug 30, 2017 close with Aug 29, 2017; stocks with unexplained price jumps are excluded.