Session brief · Thursday, September 28, 2017 close
Stocks edged higher. 1,378 rose, 1,045 fell — but communication services lagged.
10 of 11 sectors finished higher. Materials led at +0.53%; Communication Services lagged at -0.60%.
The biggest liquid gainer was Madrigal Pharmaceuticals (MDGL), up 25.3% in healthcare.
Among benchmarks, IWM (Russell 2000) did best at +0.26% and QQQ (Nasdaq-100) did worst at -0.03%.
Market breadth
2,526 common stocks · previous-session close▲ 1,378 advancing (54.6%)103 unchanged▼ 1,045 declining (41.4%)
Sectors, cap-weighted
| Sector | Change | Rising | Falling |
|---|---|---|---|
| Materials | +0.53% | 89 | 71 |
| Real Estate | +0.45% | 106 | 49 |
| Consumer Discretionary | +0.38% | 188 | 160 |
| Technology | +0.36% | 165 | 130 |
| Industrials | +0.29% | 139 | 112 |
| Consumer Staples | +0.26% | 39 | 26 |
| Financials | +0.26% | 257 | 138 |
| Energy | +0.21% | 40 | 38 |
| Utilities | +0.20% | 51 | 28 |
| Healthcare | +0.05% | 147 | 162 |
| Communication Services | −0.60% | 20 | 42 |
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Common stocks · $2+ · 500K+ shares · $100M+ market cap · previous-session close. Changes compare the Sep 28, 2017 close with Sep 27, 2017; stocks with unexplained price jumps are excluded.