Session brief · Thursday, August 31, 2017 close
Stocks rose. 1,764 rose, 699 fell — but communication services lagged.
10 of 11 sectors finished higher. Healthcare led at +1.49%; Communication Services lagged at -0.14%.
The biggest liquid gainer was (SCVL), up 22.4% in consumer discretionary.
Among benchmarks, QQQ (Nasdaq-100) did best at +1.07% and DIA (Dow 30) did worst at +0.27%.
Market breadth
2,545 common stocks · previous-session close▲ 1,764 advancing (69.3%)82 unchanged▼ 699 declining (27.5%)
Sectors, cap-weighted
| Sector | Change | Rising | Falling |
|---|---|---|---|
| Healthcare | +1.49% | 224 | 85 |
| Technology | +1.22% | 208 | 92 |
| Consumer Discretionary | +1.05% | 252 | 102 |
| Materials | +0.96% | 127 | 36 |
| Real Estate | +0.67% | 122 | 34 |
| Industrials | +0.66% | 189 | 65 |
| Energy | +0.52% | 57 | 21 |
| Utilities | +0.35% | 59 | 25 |
| Financials | +0.33% | 276 | 130 |
| Consumer Staples | +0.03% | 41 | 28 |
| Communication Services | −0.14% | 42 | 20 |
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Common stocks · $2+ · 500K+ shares · $100M+ market cap · previous-session close. Changes compare the Aug 31, 2017 close with Aug 30, 2017; stocks with unexplained price jumps are excluded.