Session brief · Wednesday, September 20, 2017 close
Stocks finished flat. 1,427 rose, 1,021 fell — but consumer staples lagged.
8 of 11 sectors finished higher. Energy led at +0.71%; Consumer Staples lagged at -0.76%.
The biggest liquid gainer was Alnylam Pharmaceuticals (ALNY), up 51.7% in healthcare.
Among benchmarks, IWM (Russell 2000) did best at +0.32% and QQQ (Nasdaq-100) did worst at -0.31%.
Market breadth
2,534 common stocks · previous-session close▲ 1,427 advancing (56.3%)86 unchanged▼ 1,021 declining (40.3%)
Sectors, cap-weighted
| Sector | Change | Rising | Falling |
|---|---|---|---|
| Energy | +0.71% | 61 | 18 |
| Financials | +0.63% | 324 | 73 |
| Industrials | +0.47% | 169 | 85 |
| Consumer Discretionary | +0.37% | 231 | 117 |
| Technology | +0.37% | 122 | 181 |
| Healthcare | +0.25% | 177 | 133 |
| Materials | +0.15% | 100 | 65 |
| Communication Services | +0.14% | 37 | 26 |
| Real Estate | −0.32% | 69 | 86 |
| Utilities | −0.54% | 20 | 64 |
| Consumer Staples | −0.76% | 22 | 46 |
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Common stocks · $2+ · 500K+ shares · $100M+ market cap · previous-session close. Changes compare the Sep 20, 2017 close with Sep 19, 2017; stocks with unexplained price jumps are excluded.