Session brief · Tuesday, September 19, 2017 close
Stocks edged higher. 1,284 rose, 1,161 fell — but real estate lagged.
6 of 11 sectors finished higher. Communication Services led at +1.00%; Real Estate lagged at -0.70%.
The biggest liquid gainer was Capricor Therapeutics (CAPR), up 70.5% in healthcare.
Among benchmarks, DIA (Dow 30) did best at +0.19% and IWM (Russell 2000) did worst at +0.00%.
Market breadth
2,535 common stocks · previous-session close▲ 1,284 advancing (50.7%)90 unchanged▼ 1,161 declining (45.8%)
Sectors, cap-weighted
| Sector | Change | Rising | Falling |
|---|---|---|---|
| Communication Services | +1.00% | 34 | 30 |
| Materials | +0.51% | 96 | 65 |
| Technology | +0.50% | 156 | 148 |
| Financials | +0.45% | 266 | 129 |
| Energy | +0.33% | 50 | 28 |
| Industrials | +0.23% | 140 | 115 |
| Utilities | −0.19% | 39 | 45 |
| Consumer Staples | −0.30% | 21 | 46 |
| Healthcare | −0.38% | 104 | 207 |
| Consumer Discretionary | −0.55% | 180 | 165 |
| Real Estate | −0.70% | 63 | 91 |
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Common stocks · $2+ · 500K+ shares · $100M+ market cap · previous-session close. Changes compare the Sep 19, 2017 close with Sep 18, 2017; stocks with unexplained price jumps are excluded.