Session brief · Monday, September 18, 2017 close
Stocks edged higher. 1,520 rose, 944 fell — but consumer discretionary lagged.
8 of 11 sectors finished higher. Financials led at +0.80%; Consumer Discretionary lagged at -0.78%.
The biggest liquid gainer was Cohu (COHU), up 16.2% in technology.
Among benchmarks, IWM (Russell 2000) did best at +0.68% and QQQ (Nasdaq-100) did worst at -0.35%.
Market breadth
2,543 common stocks · previous-session close▲ 1,520 advancing (59.8%)79 unchanged▼ 944 declining (37.1%)
Sectors, cap-weighted
| Sector | Change | Rising | Falling |
|---|---|---|---|
| Financials | +0.80% | 305 | 106 |
| Materials | +0.73% | 113 | 51 |
| Communication Services | +0.65% | 35 | 29 |
| Energy | +0.46% | 59 | 23 |
| Healthcare | +0.28% | 182 | 125 |
| Industrials | +0.25% | 185 | 70 |
| Technology | +0.18% | 202 | 98 |
| Consumer Staples | +0.15% | 44 | 25 |
| Real Estate | −0.35% | 64 | 94 |
| Utilities | −0.75% | 27 | 57 |
| Consumer Discretionary | −0.78% | 197 | 150 |
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Common stocks · $2+ · 500K+ shares · $100M+ market cap · previous-session close. Changes compare the Sep 18, 2017 close with Sep 15, 2017; stocks with unexplained price jumps are excluded.