Session brief · Friday, September 1, 2017 close
Stocks edged higher. 1,687 rose, 739 fell — but utilities lagged.
7 of 11 sectors finished higher. Energy led at +0.86%; Utilities lagged at -0.19%.
The biggest liquid gainer was Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises (BW), up 20.4% in materials.
Among benchmarks, IWM (Russell 2000) did best at +0.57% and QQQ (Nasdaq-100) did worst at -0.14%.
Market breadth
2,532 common stocks · previous-session close▲ 1,687 advancing (66.6%)106 unchanged▼ 739 declining (29.2%)
Sectors, cap-weighted
| Sector | Change | Rising | Falling |
|---|---|---|---|
| Energy | +0.86% | 64 | 11 |
| Materials | +0.85% | 129 | 37 |
| Consumer Staples | +0.40% | 48 | 17 |
| Financials | +0.34% | 292 | 105 |
| Industrials | +0.14% | 175 | 75 |
| Communication Services | +0.06% | 38 | 24 |
| Real Estate | +0.05% | 112 | 41 |
| Consumer Discretionary | −0.04% | 263 | 85 |
| Healthcare | −0.04% | 186 | 119 |
| Technology | −0.07% | 189 | 113 |
| Utilities | −0.19% | 31 | 50 |
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Common stocks · $2+ · 500K+ shares · $100M+ market cap · previous-session close. Changes compare the Sep 1, 2017 close with Aug 31, 2017; stocks with unexplained price jumps are excluded.